12,022 NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Purchased by West Family Investments Inc.

West Family Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 18.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 76,955 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,022 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA accounts for 4.3% of West Family Investments Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its largest position. West Family Investments Inc.’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $15,398,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Langley Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the 1st quarter worth $40,000. Frankly Finances LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $60,000. Finally, Lam Group Inc. bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the 1st quarter valued at $77,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Several investment analyses remain bullish on NVIDIA’s long-term outlook. Its CUDA software ecosystem, scale, high margins and deep customer relationships are viewed as a stronger moat than competitors such as Broadcom and Lam Research. Some analysts believe the shares could still double over the next five to 10 years even if growth moderates. Prediction: Nvidia Will Outperform Broadcom Over the Next 5 Years
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA is broadening its opportunity beyond GPUs through CPUs, networking, AI factories, industrial AI, autonomous driving and quantum-computing interfaces. Partnerships involving Pony.ai, inDrive, Schneider Electric and HPE could support additional demand for its full-stack platform. Pony AI, NVIDIA Take Their Robotaxi Ambitions to a New Market
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group modestly raised its fiscal 2027 and 2028 EPS forecasts, while other commentary highlights NVIDIA’s faster growth, stronger margins and relatively attractive valuation compared with some AI semiconductor peers. Brokers Suggest Investing in Nvidia
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts argue NVIDIA may become a relative “safe haven” within the AI trade because of its dependable earnings and dominant position, but this is an investor-rotation thesis rather than a new financial result or confirmed catalyst. Can Nvidia’s Stock Become a Safe Haven?
• Negative Sentiment: Seaport Research reiterated a bearish view, citing mounting competition, strategic tension in NVIDIA’s business and substantial financial commitments tied to the AI buildout. This bearish call is the clearest company-specific pressure on the shares. Two Critical Nvidia Stock Flaws
• Negative Sentiment: The recent decline reflects broader concern that hyperscalers and neocloud operators may struggle to finance the hundreds of billions of dollars required for AI data centers. High borrowing costs, funding gaps and possible customer spending discipline are pressuring the entire AI trade, including NVIDIA. Why Nvidia Stock Is Down Over 4%?

NVIDIA Trading Down 0.6%

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $210.96 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a twelve month low of $164.27 and a twelve month 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 company has a market cap of $5.08 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 2.22. The business’s fifty day moving average is $222.58 and its 200 day moving average is $212.56.

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

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 21st. Mizuho set a $315.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, August 31st. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $315.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $321.47.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at $167,595,812.15. The trade was a 4.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,460 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $598,810,648. The trade was a 1.12% 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. Insiders sold a total of 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353 in the last quarter. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.