NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stake Lifted by Sowell Financial Services LLC

Sowell Financial Services LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 2.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 413,140 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,981 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises 2.7% of Sowell Financial Services LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Sowell Financial Services LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $82,665,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in NVDA. West Paces Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 12.3% in the 2nd quarter. West Paces Advisors Inc. now owns 13,537 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,709,000 after purchasing an additional 1,478 shares during the period. Alpha Zero LLC boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 15.7% during the second quarter. Alpha Zero LLC now owns 12,448 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $2,582,000 after purchasing an additional 1,688 shares in the last quarter. AA Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 6.9% during the second quarter. AA Financial Advisors LLC now owns 33,802 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,763,000 after buying an additional 2,173 shares during the period. Boyer Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 14.7% during the second quarter. Boyer Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,785 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $737,000 after buying an additional 485 shares during the period. Finally, BCK Partners Inc. raised its stake in NVIDIA by 3.9% in the second quarter. BCK Partners Inc. now owns 1,679 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $336,000 after buying an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $217.88, for a total transaction of $6,536,400.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $585,587,360.80. The trade was a 1.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mark Stevens sold 63,501 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.06, for a total transaction of $13,974,030.06. Following the transaction, the director owned 4,558,770 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,003,202,926.20. This trade represents a 1.37% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,563,501 shares of company stock valued at $335,380,530. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Hugging Face expands NVIDIA’s AI ecosystem: The acquisition gives NVIDIA access to Hugging Face’s open-source platform, which hosts millions of models, applications and datasets used by more than 18 million developers. Investors view the deal as a way to deepen CUDA adoption, strengthen NVIDIA’s software moat and position the company as an AI platform provider rather than solely a chip supplier. Management says Hugging Face will remain open to the broader AI ecosystem. Why NVIDIA’s defensive move to acquire Hugging Face is about much more than chips
• Positive Sentiment: New consumer AI revenue channel: Lenovo and Acer are expected to launch Windows PCs powered by NVIDIA’s RTX Spark chip in October. Local AI processing could expand NVIDIA’s addressable market while reducing reliance on cloud data centers. HP also announced new OmniBook PCs using RTX Spark technology. NVIDIA sets October launch for RTX Spark AI PCs
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and demand remain strong: Needham and Rosenblatt reaffirmed Buy ratings with price targets of $300 and $390, respectively. Recent earnings showed revenue growth above 100%, a 63.7% net margin and results ahead of consensus, while management’s long-term outlook continues to imply robust AI infrastructure spending. NVIDIA’s equity investments in companies such as OpenAI, CoreWeave and Nebius have also grown substantially, reinforcing its influence across the AI supply chain. NVIDIA has built a $99 billion equity portfolio
• Neutral Sentiment: Competitive and valuation considerations: NVIDIA remains dominant, but AMD, Broadcom and Intel are pursuing AI and server opportunities. Rising memory and optical-networking costs could pressure gross margins even if they confirm that demand exceeds supply.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling adds a cautionary signal: Director Mark Stevens sold roughly 648,500 shares in two transactions, while EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,000 shares. The sales were disclosed under planned transactions and represent small portions of their remaining holdings, limiting their significance but potentially weighing on sentiment.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $230.36 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $164.07 and a 12-month high of $236.54. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $210.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $202.05. The company has a current ratio of 4.59, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The company has a market cap of $5.55 trillion, a PE ratio of 29.12, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%.The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.05 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA announced that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.64%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Mizuho set a $315.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Wall Street Zen raised NVIDIA from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $300.00 price objective (up from $285.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Seaport Research Partners raised their price objective on NVIDIA from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $324.83.

NVIDIA Profile

NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.

The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.