Stockbridge Partners LLC Sells 236,892 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Stockbridge Partners LLC reduced its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 15.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,295,226 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 236,892 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up 5.5% of Stockbridge Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Stockbridge Partners LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $259,162,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. J. Stern & Co. LLP lifted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 13,709.1% in the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 125,760,307 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $23,454,297,000 after buying an additional 124,849,603 shares in the last quarter. Amundi grew its holdings in 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 in the last quarter. SEB Asset Management AB purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,692,807,000. Employees Provident Fund Board bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,243,336,000. Finally, H&H International Investment LLC raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 91.3% during the 1st quarter. H&H International Investment LLC now owns 13,843,775 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $2,414,354,000 after acquiring an additional 6,606,675 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Trading Down 0.5%

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $229.28 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $5.53 trillion, a PE ratio of 28.99, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12 month low of $164.27 and a 12 month high of $243.37. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $222.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $209.43. The company has a current ratio of 4.59, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.05 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Monday, September 28th that allows the company to buy back $150.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the computer hardware maker to buy up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is presently 12.64%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total value of $144,122,997.18. Following the transaction, the director owned 2,336,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total value of $6,786,488.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at $598,810,648. The trade was a 1.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 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 valued at $399,450,353 over the last quarter. 3.94% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand remains robust. TSMC reported third-quarter revenue growth of 50%, while analysts cited continued hyperscaler spending and projected U.S. data-center capital expenditures of roughly $2 trillion next year—supportive of NVIDIA’s accelerator demand. NVIDIA AI spending outlook
• Positive Sentiment: SpaceX reportedly plans to raise as much as $40 billion to purchase NVIDIA AI chips, highlighting the scale of demand from emerging AI customers. NVIDIA also committed $1 billion over five years to U.S. scientific research in areas including quantum computing, healthcare and energy security. SpaceX NVIDIA chip purchase report
• Neutral Sentiment: Options activity is mixed: a large bullish trade suggests some investors expect further gains, but heavier put buying in the semiconductor ETF indicates increased hedging and caution across the chip sector. Technical analysts also see resistance near $235 and potential support around $215–$220. NVIDIA and semiconductor options activity
• Negative Sentiment: Investors remain concerned that AI spending may be debt-funded and approaching a peak. The withdrawal of NVIDIA-backed Firmus Grid’s proposed multibillion-dollar IPO, alongside reports that OpenAI’s annualized revenue was below earlier expectations, has raised questions about AI infrastructure valuations and customer funding. Firmus IPO withdrawal
• Negative Sentiment: Leadership and governance headlines add limited uncertainty: NVIDIA’s head of corporate communications left after roughly four months, while a legal challenge to the company’s Groq technology transaction could create additional execution and reputational risk. NVIDIA communications chief departure

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on NVDA shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Melius Research set a $420.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. BMO Capital Markets set a $340.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $210.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and set a $315.00 target price (up from $300.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Five 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, NVIDIA has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $321.89.

NVIDIA Company Profile

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.