NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stake Cut by M Holdings Securities Inc.

M Holdings Securities Inc. lessened its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 3.5% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 119,383 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 4,356 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 3.1% of M Holdings Securities Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. M Holdings Securities Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $23,660,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 195,366,864 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $39,090,956,000 after buying an additional 4,165,875 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 143,239,504 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $26,714,167,000 after buying an additional 446,178 shares during the last quarter. Amundi grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 10.4% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 133,768,018 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $23,329,141,000 after buying an additional 12,575,177 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG raised its stake in NVIDIA by 2.3% during the second quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 91,954,159 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $18,399,108,000 after acquiring an additional 2,045,101 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in NVIDIA by 0.6% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 94,521,253 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $16,479,126,000 after acquiring an additional 555,221 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on NVDA shares. President Capital raised their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $295.00 to $330.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. 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 report on Thursday, August 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded NVIDIA from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 10th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $340.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $321.89.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ NVDA traded down $3.10 on Friday, hitting $214.13. The stock had a trading volume of 120,783,023 shares, compared to its average volume of 108,333,480. The company’s 50-day moving average is $223.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $211.10. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $164.27 and a one year high of $243.37. The stock has a market cap of $5.16 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 2.22. 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) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.05 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.27 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were given 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 currently 12.64%.

NVIDIA declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to buy back $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to reacquire up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Share buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New RTX Spark laptops expand NVIDIA’s addressable market. Systems from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI are now available starting at $2,599, combining Blackwell graphics, up to 128GB of memory and local AI capabilities. The launch could create a new consumer and developer revenue stream beyond data centers. NVIDIA RTX Spark PCs Available Today
• Positive Sentiment: Automotive and enterprise adoption continues. Volvo expanded its partnership with NVIDIA for automated-driving systems, while Adobe is integrating NVIDIA technology across Photoshop, Premiere and other creative tools. These agreements support longer-term demand for NVIDIA hardware and software. Volvo Cars expands automated driving partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Supply-chain investment and customer deployments remain strong. Taiwan is reportedly considering as much as $4 billion for Texas industrial parks serving NVIDIA suppliers, and customers continue deploying Blackwell systems. The developments reinforce demand, although they may take time to affect revenue. Taiwan Texas industrial parks
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA is broadening its software and AI-model ecosystem. Paid offerings such as AI Enterprise and Mission Control, along with Nemotron open models and partnerships with AI startups, could make earnings less dependent on hardware. However, the articles provide no near-term financial contribution.
• Negative Sentiment: AI financing concerns are the main pressure. CoreWeave’s debt has reportedly traded at distressed yields, raising questions about whether highly leveraged customers can continue funding data-center expansion. Higher Treasury yields and inflation concerns are also making large AI projects more expensive. CoreWeave financing worries
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are questioning AI growth expectations. OpenAI’s reported $50 billion revenue run rate was below the roughly $68 billion previously anticipated, prompting concern that AI demand may mature more slowly. Microsoft’s development of custom Maia chips also highlights the risk of customers developing alternatives to NVIDIA GPUs. OpenAI revenue expectations
• Negative Sentiment: Reported insider selling adds a sentiment overhang. Recent data showed NVIDIA insiders made numerous sales and no open-market purchases over the past six months, though such transactions may reflect planned diversification rather than a change in business outlook.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total transaction of $6,786,488.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $598,810,648. The trade was a 1.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 owned 765,103 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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. Insiders have sold a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock worth $399,450,353 in the last three months. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation is a technology company that designs accelerated computing platforms, graphics processing units (GPUs), central processing units (CPUs), networking products and related software. Its technologies are used in artificial intelligence, data centers, scientific and technical computing, gaming, professional visualization, automotive systems and robotics.

The company’s products include GeForce GPUs and gaming software, data center computing platforms, networking solutions, and enterprise software for AI development and deployment.