VMS Asset Management Limited increased its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 23.9% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 39,529 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,620 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up about 2.5% of VMS Asset Management Limited’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. VMS Asset Management Limited’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $7,909,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 47.9% in the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the first quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the second quarter worth about $40,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Activity
In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total value of $186,000,450.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 5,207,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. This represents a 14.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.88, for a total transaction of $6,536,400.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $585,587,360.80. This represents a 1.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 2,585,740 shares of company stock worth $571,015,527. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade and growth outlook: Piper Sandler upgraded NVIDIA to “strong buy,” while CEO Jensen Huang reiterated expectations for roughly 70% revenue growth next year and a potential $3 trillion–$4 trillion AI market by 2030. Erste Group also raised its FY2027 EPS estimate to $9.23 from $9.00. NVIDIA analyst upgrade Jensen Huang growth outlook
- Positive Sentiment: Evidence of sustained chip demand: TSMC reported August revenue growth of 53.3% year over year, signaling continued orders for AI accelerators and advanced packaging. The data supports NVIDIA’s view that hyperscaler and enterprise AI infrastructure spending remains strong. TSMC August revenue
- Positive Sentiment: Infrastructure expansion and partnerships: NVIDIA is working with Australian cloud and data-center companies on up to 2 gigawatts of AI-factory capacity by 2027. Its collaborations with Palantir on sovereign AI supply chains and d-Matrix on chip-linking technology further expand the CUDA-based ecosystem and potential future demand. NVIDIA Australia AI infrastructure d-Matrix partnership
- Neutral Sentiment: Valuation remains the central debate: Investors are weighing NVIDIA’s exceptional growth, profitability and AI leadership against a very high market capitalization and the possibility that optimistic forecasts are already reflected in the stock. Analysts continue to compare NVIDIA with Broadcom and AMD as custom silicon competition develops. NVIDIA valuation debate
- Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and sentiment risks: The Justice Department is reportedly examining NVIDIA’s licensing arrangement with Groq for possible antitrust concerns. In addition, insiders have reported substantial selling with no purchases in the past six months, while higher oil prices and Treasury yields have pressured high-growth technology shares. DOJ Groq investigation NVIDIA insider sales
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
NVDA has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. President Capital raised their price target on NVIDIA from $295.00 to $330.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price objective on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $325.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on NVIDIA from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $315.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $324.34.
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NVIDIA Trading Down 0.0%
Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $218.29 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $164.27 and a twelve month high of $236.54. The firm has a market cap of $5.26 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 2.22. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $213.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $203.33. The company has a quick ratio of 3.85, a current ratio of 4.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%.The business’s revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.05 EPS. Analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 12.64%.
NVIDIA Profile
NVIDIA Corporation is a technology company that designs accelerated computing platforms, graphics processors and related software. Its products are used for artificial intelligence, machine learning, high-performance computing, computer graphics, data-center applications and other workloads that benefit from parallel processing.
The company’s offerings include GeForce graphics processing units (GPUs) and software for gaming and personal computers; data-center GPUs, systems and networking products; and professional visualization solutions for design, engineering, media and scientific applications.
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