NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Trading Down 1.5% Following Insider Selling

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)’s stock price fell 1.5% on Wednesday after an insider sold shares in the company. The company traded as low as $224.02 and last traded at $225.51. 86,409,715 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 44% from the average daily volume of 155,551,656 shares. The stock had previously closed at $228.87.

Specifically, EVP Timothy Teter sold 30,460 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $222.80, for a total value of $6,786,488.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares in the company, valued at $598,810,648. The trade was a 1.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at 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 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 765,103 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $167,595,812.15. This represents a 4.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Friday, September 4th. China Renaissance upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $319.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $400.00 price target (up from $315.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $324.34.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s selection of IonQ’s Superion 256 quantum system for its Accelerated Quantum Research Center highlights potential growth beyond traditional AI chips. The system will connect with NVIDIA’s GB200 NVL72 platform through NVQLink, strengthening the company’s quantum-computing ecosystem. IonQ Makes First On-Premise Quantum Deployment at NVIDIA Research Center
• Positive Sentiment: Industry demand remains a major bullish theme. NVIDIA management reportedly indicated that processor demand could support a doubling of fiscal 2028 sales, although manufacturing capacity may limit growth to roughly 70%. Separately, Super Micro has begun shipping NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 systems, signaling progress in next-generation customer deployments. NVIDIA Demand Is Outpacing Its 70% Growth Forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded NVIDIA to “Strong Buy,” while an individual Wall Street analysis set a $310.20 target, citing the Vera Rubin production ramp and continued AI infrastructure spending. These are analyst opinions rather than new company guidance. NVIDIA Trending Stock Analysis

NVIDIA Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 4.59 and a quick ratio of 3.85. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $215.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $205.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.43 trillion, a P/E ratio of 28.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 2.22.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 63.66% and a return on equity of 96.04%. NVIDIA’s revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.05 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.25 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is 12.64%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Montgomery Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in NVIDIA during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the first quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Syntax Research Inc. boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 62.5% in the fourth quarter. Syntax Research Inc. now owns 260 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

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.