NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA is Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.’s Largest Position

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. cut its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,681,773 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 72,305 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 3.0% of Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.’s holdings, making the stock its largest position. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $336,506,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 991,480,489 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $184,911,111,000 after acquiring an additional 11,451,386 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 588,803,093 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $109,446,217,000 after buying an additional 3,383,441 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter worth about $62,244,133,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in NVIDIA by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 191,200,989 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $33,345,453,000 after buying an additional 4,019,505 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 181,203,035 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,808,862,000 after acquiring an additional 2,609,560 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVIDIA News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA reported fiscal Q2 revenue of approximately $96.2 billion, up 106% year over year and ahead of Wall Street expectations. Data-center revenue rose 117% to $89 billion, while adjusted EPS of $2.22 also exceeded consensus. The results reinforced that hyperscaler AI spending remains robust. Nvidia rises after signaling longer AI spending runway
• Positive Sentiment: Management guided to roughly $108 billion in fiscal Q3 revenue and indicated that fiscal 2028 sales could grow about 70%, well above the roughly 45% growth analysts had modeled. The forecast has shifted the debate from whether AI demand is slowing to whether NVIDIA and its suppliers can build enough capacity. Nvidia’s 70% growth forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts raised their NVIDIA price targets following the results, including Wedbush, Truist, RBC and JPMorgan. The upgrades reflect expectations for sustained Blackwell demand, the Vera Rubin product ramp and strong order visibility through fiscal 2028. Wedbush lifts Nvidia price target
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA is reportedly pursuing a roughly $12.9 billion acquisition of open-source AI platform Hugging Face. The deal could expand NVIDIA’s software ecosystem and improve visibility into future AI workloads, but reports indicate terms may not be finalized and the valuation is high relative to Hugging Face’s revenue. Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face report
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are locking in gains after NVIDIA’s strong post-earnings rally. The stock’s elevated valuation and proximity to record levels make it vulnerable to short-term profit-taking even though fundamentals remain strong. Nvidia AMD Intel stocks slide as investors take profits
• Negative Sentiment: Gross-margin expectations are moving lower toward roughly 72%–73% as NVIDIA absorbs higher memory, packaging and infrastructure costs. Management also said supply constraints remain significant, potentially limiting how much demand can immediately translate into revenue and cash flow.
• Negative Sentiment: Broader market pressure is coming from a more hawkish Federal Reserve outlook, while NVIDIA’s decision to exclude China data-center compute revenue from its forecast underscores continuing export-control and geopolitical risks. Reports that the company paused some revenue-sharing arrangements with AI cloud providers also raise questions about financing and customer ROI. Nvidia pauses revenue-sharing deals

Analyst Ratings Changes

NVDA has been the subject of several research reports. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Daiwa Securities Group raised their target price on NVIDIA from $215.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 price target (up from $315.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 target price (up from $320.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $322.61.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $217.55 on Monday. 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 Corporation has a 12-month low of $164.07 and a 12-month high of $236.54. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $208.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $200.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.24 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 2.23.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its 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. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.05 earnings per share. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, May 20th that allows the company to repurchase $80.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the computer hardware maker to buy up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Stephen C. Neal sold 15,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.73, for a total value of $3,343,815.00. Following the sale, the director owned 116,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,053,803.55. This represents a 11.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total value of $186,000,450.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 5,207,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,094,412,146.07. The trade was a 14.53% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 1,900,500 shares of company stock worth $410,449,265 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

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.