NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Acquired by Railway Pension Investments Ltd

Railway Pension Investments Ltd increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 67.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,356,300 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 948,600 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for approximately 5.9% of Railway Pension Investments Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. Railway Pension Investments Ltd’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $471,472,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Orgel Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth about $726,000. Covington Investment Advisors Inc. grew its stake in NVIDIA by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Covington Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 163,112 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $32,637,000 after acquiring an additional 3,413 shares in the last quarter. Montanova Capital LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 25.4% during the 2nd quarter. Montanova Capital LLC now owns 720,609 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $144,187,000 after acquiring an additional 145,953 shares in the last quarter. A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel Inc. grew its stake in NVIDIA by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 3,485 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $697,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JNBA Financial Advisors increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. JNBA Financial Advisors now owns 12,982 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $2,598,000 after purchasing an additional 339 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total transaction of $7,648,787.90. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $598,810,648. This trade represents a 1.12% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 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 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA News Roundup

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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, October 9th. Phillip Securities boosted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Wedbush upped their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $390.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, September 29th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $321.89.

NVIDIA Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NVIDIA stock traded down $3.10 during trading on Friday, hitting $214.13. 120,783,023 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 108,333,480. The stock has a market cap of $5.16 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.07, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $223.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $211.10. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $164.27 and a twelve month high of $243.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a current ratio of 4.59.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%. The firm’s revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.05 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to repurchase $150.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Share repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders 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 of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 12.64%.

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.