Insider Selling: NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Director Sells $144,122,997.18 in Stock

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director owned 2,336,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. The trade was a 21.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $218.36 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $212.82 and its 200-day moving average is $203.23. 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 Corporation has a 12-month low of $164.27 and a 12-month high of $236.54. The firm has a market cap of $5.26 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS 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 company had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.05 earnings per share. NVIDIA’s revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.1 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th will be paid 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%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded NVIDIA from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 29th. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $350.00 target price (up from $320.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Truist Financial raised their price target on NVIDIA from $307.00 to $346.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, CICC Research increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $240.60 to $268.30 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty-one have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $324.34.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bouchey Financial Group Ltd. raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 10.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bouchey Financial Group Ltd. now owns 31,545 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,312,000 after acquiring an additional 3,091 shares in the last quarter. Miramontes Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Miramontes Capital LLC now owns 49,312 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $9,867,000 after purchasing an additional 1,461 shares in the last quarter. Core Capital Management & Research inc. bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at approximately $662,000. Palogic Value Management L.P. increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 451.1% during the second quarter. Palogic Value Management L.P. now owns 7,330 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,466,000 after purchasing an additional 6,000 shares during the period. Finally, Capstone Financial Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.6% in the second quarter. Capstone Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 102,613 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $20,532,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s AI growth outlook remains exceptionally strong. CEO Jensen Huang said revenue could grow roughly 70% next year, while the company’s next-generation Rubin platform is already shipping. Recent quarterly revenue reached $96.2 billion, up about 106% year over year, exceeding estimates and reinforcing expectations for continued data-center demand. Nvidia Has $96 Billion in Quarterly Revenue
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft reportedly plans to more than triple its data-center capacity, a potentially significant demand catalyst for NVIDIA’s GPUs, networking products and full-stack systems. Strong August revenue growth at manufacturing partner TSMC also signals that AI-chip orders remain robust. Microsoft Data Center Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA is expanding its ecosystem through a planned Australian AI-infrastructure buildout of up to 2 gigawatts by 2027, partnerships with Palantir for sovereign supply-chain AI, and adoption of its chip-linking technology by d-Matrix. These initiatives broaden demand beyond traditional hyperscalers. Australian AI Infrastructure Expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Competition and valuation remain investor concerns. Positron AI raised $875 million to develop memory-based inference technology that could challenge NVIDIA’s software and hardware advantage, while AMD and Broadcom are being promoted as alternative AI investments. High Treasury yields also make NVIDIA’s elevated valuation more difficult to justify.
• Negative Sentiment: The Justice Department is reportedly investigating whether NVIDIA’s licensing arrangement with AI-chip startup Groq was structured to avoid antitrust scrutiny. Any regulatory action could limit strategic flexibility or increase legal uncertainty. DOJ Groq Licensing Investigation
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling is weighing on sentiment: director Mark Stevens reportedly sold hundreds of thousands of shares, and broader recent filings show substantial insider sales with no reported purchases. The transactions do not prove weakening fundamentals, but they can encourage profit-taking after the stock’s strong rally.
• Negative Sentiment: Higher oil prices, rising bond yields and a hotter inflation reading have pressured technology stocks broadly. These macro forces, combined with concerns about AI-capital-spending sustainability and fresh regulatory scrutiny, help explain why NVIDIA has decreased despite strong company-specific news.

About NVIDIA

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.