51,462 NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Shares Purchased by LifeGoal Investments LLC

LifeGoal Investments LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 371.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 65,314 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 51,462 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up about 4.6% of LifeGoal Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest position. LifeGoal Investments LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $14,916,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.2% during the second quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 4,121 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $825,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in NVIDIA by 0.3% in the second quarter. LightSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,695 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,741,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Defender Capital LLC. grew its stake in NVIDIA by 0.7% in the second quarter. Defender Capital LLC. now owns 7,534 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,507,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Kooman & Associates grew its stake in NVIDIA by 0.6% in the second quarter. Kooman & Associates now owns 8,464 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,694,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC increased its position in NVIDIA by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC now owns 18,827 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,767,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NVDA has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on NVIDIA from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Melius Research set a $420.00 price target on NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. HSBC boosted their price target on NVIDIA from $360.00 to $365.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price objective on NVIDIA from $255.00 to $245.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 17th. Finally, Yorkville Ives initiated coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, October 6th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $300.00 target price for the company. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $321.47.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 34,918 shares of the 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 765,103 shares in the company, valued at $167,595,812.15. This trade represents a 4.36% 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, Director Mark Stevens sold 622,239 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,336,531 shares in the company, valued at approximately $541,187,310.22. This represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353 over the last 90 days. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVDA opened at $204.64 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.93 trillion, a PE ratio of 25.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 2.22. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $221.74 and a 200-day moving average of $204.24. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $164.27 and a 52-week 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 issued 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 return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%. The business had revenue of $96.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.05 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 12.64%.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Monday, September 28th that permits the company to buy back $150 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the computer hardware maker to purchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s strong earnings, expanding margins and outlook for roughly 70% revenue growth in fiscal 2028 continue to support the bullish case. Analysts argue that AI demand remains supply-constrained and that the company’s latest guidance exceeded expectations. NVIDIA’s AI Dominance Could Have Further to Run
• Positive Sentiment: The company is broadening its role beyond GPUs by offering complete AI-factory architectures, networking, software and edge systems. Expanded collaborations with Microsoft, Meta, Oracle and other partners could increase NVIDIA’s share of customers’ overall AI infrastructure budgets. How AI Factory Expansion Will Impact NVIDIA Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary highlighting AI demand, pricing power and NVIDIA’s strategic investments in networking, software and AI companies provides potential long-term catalysts. Wall Street analyst sentiment remains broadly favorable despite the recent correction. NVIDIA Stock: Analyst Estimates and Ratings

About NVIDIA

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.