Synergy Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 14.7% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 326,910 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 41,894 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up about 6.2% of Synergy Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Synergy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $65,411,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 47.9% during the 2nd quarter. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 207 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Phillip James Consulting Co. bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at $40,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research lowered NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Oppenheimer set a $315.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Seaport Research Partners boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $140.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Piper Sandler assumed coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $300.00 price target on the stock. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $324.34.
More NVIDIA News
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- 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
NVIDIA Stock Performance
Shares of NVDA stock opened at $218.29 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a current ratio of 4.59. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52 week low of $164.27 and a 52 week high of $236.54. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $213.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $203.33. The company has a market capitalization of $5.26 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 2.22.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The business had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $92.27 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.05 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th will be given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.64%.
NVIDIA declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
Insider Activity at NVIDIA
In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 622,239 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total value of $144,122,997.18. Following the sale, the director directly owned 2,336,531 shares in the company, valued at $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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $585,587,360.80. The trade was a 1.10% 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. Insiders sold a total of 2,585,740 shares of company stock worth $571,015,527 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.
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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