NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Bought by Tortoise Investment Management LLC

Tortoise Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 26.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,950 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,516 shares during the period. Tortoise Investment Management LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $2,391,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Montgomery Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Langley Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 1st quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Bard Associates Inc. boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 8,866.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bard Associates Inc. now owns 269 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total transaction of $144,122,997.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,336,531 shares in the company, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. This trade represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total value of $7,648,787.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at approximately $167,595,812.15. This trade represents a 4.36% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Several investment analyses remain bullish on NVIDIA’s long-term outlook. Its CUDA software ecosystem, scale, high margins and deep customer relationships are viewed as a stronger moat than competitors such as Broadcom and Lam Research. Some analysts believe the shares could still double over the next five to 10 years even if growth moderates. Prediction: Nvidia Will Outperform Broadcom Over the Next 5 Years
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA is broadening its opportunity beyond GPUs through CPUs, networking, AI factories, industrial AI, autonomous driving and quantum-computing interfaces. Partnerships involving Pony.ai, inDrive, Schneider Electric and HPE could support additional demand for its full-stack platform. Pony AI, NVIDIA Take Their Robotaxi Ambitions to a New Market
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group modestly raised its fiscal 2027 and 2028 EPS forecasts, while other commentary highlights NVIDIA’s faster growth, stronger margins and relatively attractive valuation compared with some AI semiconductor peers. Brokers Suggest Investing in Nvidia
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts argue NVIDIA may become a relative “safe haven” within the AI trade because of its dependable earnings and dominant position, but this is an investor-rotation thesis rather than a new financial result or confirmed catalyst. Can Nvidia’s Stock Become a Safe Haven?
• Negative Sentiment: Seaport Research reiterated a bearish view, citing mounting competition, strategic tension in NVIDIA’s business and substantial financial commitments tied to the AI buildout. This bearish call is the clearest company-specific pressure on the shares. Two Critical Nvidia Stock Flaws
• Negative Sentiment: The recent decline reflects broader concern that hyperscalers and neocloud operators may struggle to finance the hundreds of billions of dollars required for AI data centers. High borrowing costs, funding gaps and possible customer spending discipline are pressuring the entire AI trade, including NVIDIA. Why Nvidia Stock Is Down Over 4%?

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $210.96 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $5.08 trillion, a P/E ratio of 26.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 4.59 and a quick ratio of 3.85. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $222.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $212.56. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $164.27 and a one year high of $243.37.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.05 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Monday, September 28th that allows the company to buy back $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to buy up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.64%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on NVDA. Truist Financial raised their price objective on NVIDIA from $307.00 to $346.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, October 9th. Phillip Securities upped their target price on NVIDIA from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $315.00 price target on NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group reduced their price target on NVIDIA from $255.00 to $245.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 17th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $321.47.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is a technology company that designs graphics processing units (GPUs), accelerated computing platforms, networking products and related software. Its technologies support artificial intelligence, machine learning, scientific computing, data analytics, professional visualization and computer graphics.

The company’s products include GeForce GPUs for gaming and personal computing, data center GPUs and systems for AI and high-performance computing, and networking solutions used to connect and manage large-scale computing infrastructure.