16,568 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Acquired by Kessler Investment Group LLC

Kessler Investment Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 16,568 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $3,784,000. NVIDIA comprises about 1.7% of Kessler Investment Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Jupiter Topco LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $16,156,076,000. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 34.7% during the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 75,849,721 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $15,176,771,000 after buying an additional 19,522,304 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in NVIDIA by 1.6% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,009,783,437 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $202,047,568,000 after buying an additional 15,897,836 shares during the last quarter. Amundi lifted its position in NVIDIA by 10.4% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 133,768,018 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $23,329,141,000 after buying an additional 12,575,177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nykredit A S bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the second quarter worth $2,315,956,000. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Demand indicators remain strong across the AI supply chain. Vertiv reported 61% year-over-year revenue growth, more than doubled organic orders and $4.12 billion in deferred revenue, suggesting hyperscalers are paying to secure power and cooling capacity rather than slowing spending. NVIDIA’s partnership with Vertiv could also shorten data-center deployment timelines. Plugging In: Vertiv Cashes In On AI Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Several reports continue to point to substantial long-term growth. Analysts and commentators highlighted NVIDIA’s projected 70% fiscal 2028 revenue growth, expanding product portfolio, supply-constrained demand and potential customer commitments from companies such as Meta and SpaceX. NVIDIA also released open speech-AI models, broadening its software and ecosystem reach. Nvidia Shareholders Have a Major Reason to Be Bullish
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA is partnering with Eclypsium to secure the hardware layer beneath AI-agent infrastructure. The initiative may strengthen enterprise trust and create additional platform value, although its near-term financial impact is unclear. Eclypsium partners with Nvidia
• Negative Sentiment: The U.S. Department of Justice is examining NVIDIA’s reported $12.9 billion acquisition of Hugging Face, focusing on whether the transaction could give NVIDIA control over an important AI-model and developer distribution channel. Regulatory scrutiny adds uncertainty around the deal and NVIDIA’s broader ecosystem strategy. US DOJ examines Nvidia’s Hugging Face acquisition
• Negative Sentiment: Reports alleging that a suspected Chinese intelligence asset had access to CEO Jensen Huang renewed concerns about China-related chip controls, corporate security and potential government investigations. NVIDIA disputed the underlying diversion allegations, saying they had been investigated and debunked, but the controversy remains an overhang. Nvidia responds to report on Chinese intelligence asset
• Negative Sentiment: Seaport reiterated its Sell rating, citing mounting competition from Google’s custom AI chips and other accelerators. Rising memory costs are also expected to pressure NVIDIA’s gross margin, while investors remain sensitive to the company’s dependence on a concentrated group of hyperscale customers. Seaport reiterates its Sell rating on Nvidia

NVIDIA Price Performance

NVDA opened at $213.66 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $221.99 and a 200 day moving average of $204.15. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $164.27 and a 52-week high of $243.37. 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 stock has a market cap of $5.15 trillion, a P/E ratio of 27.01, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.05 EPS. NVIDIA’s quarterly revenue was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Monday, September 28th that authorizes the company to buy back $150 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to buy up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Share buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 12.64%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total value of $6,786,488.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $598,810,648. This represents a 1.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.05, for a total transaction of $7,648,787.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NVDA has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $315.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. HSBC increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $360.00 to $365.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $390.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Zacks Research raised shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. Five 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $321.47.

NVIDIA Company Profile

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is a technology company that designs graphics processing units (GPUs), accelerated computing platforms, networking products and related software. Its technologies support artificial intelligence, machine learning, scientific computing, data analytics, professional visualization and computer graphics.

The company’s products include GeForce GPUs for gaming and personal computing, data center GPUs and systems for AI and high-performance computing, and networking solutions used to connect and manage large-scale computing infrastructure.