NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Purchased by Moore Capital Management LP

Moore Capital Management LP raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 72.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 506,088 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 212,726 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up 1.5% of Moore Capital Management LP’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Moore Capital Management LP’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $101,263,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 32.7% during the second quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 849,108 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $169,896,000 after purchasing an additional 209,467 shares during the period. GTS Securities LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 26.5% during the 2nd quarter. GTS Securities LLC now owns 583,462 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $116,745,000 after purchasing an additional 122,310 shares in the last quarter. Harvest Management LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 7.9% during the 2nd quarter. Harvest Management LLC now owns 2,533 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $507,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. increased its stake in NVIDIA by 8.9% during the 2nd quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. now owns 1,717,562 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $343,667,000 after purchasing an additional 139,872 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Provident Trust Co. bought a new stake in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $212,000. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $280.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Evercore set a $465.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. President Capital upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $295.00 to $330.00 in a report on Thursday, August 27th. BNP Paribas Exane reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $345.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 21st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $321.89.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.62, for a total transaction of $144,122,997.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,336,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $541,187,310.22. This trade represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total transaction of $6,786,488.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at $598,810,648. This trade represents 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 sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353 in the last ninety days. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA News Summary

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.

NVIDIA Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA traded down $3.10 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $214.13. 120,783,023 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 108,333,480. The company has a quick ratio of 3.85, a current ratio of 4.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The company has a market cap of $5.16 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 2.22. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $164.27 and a one year high of $243.37. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $223.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $211.10.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.05 EPS. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.27 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.64%.

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

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.