Moody National Bank Trust Division trimmed its stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) by 2.5% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 193,826 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 4,961 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up approximately 3.3% of Moody National Bank Trust Division’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Moody National Bank Trust Division’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $44,266,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Montgomery Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Phillip James Consulting Co. purchased a new stake in NVIDIA during the first quarter valued at about $40,000. Bard Associates Inc. lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 8,866.7% during the second quarter. Bard Associates Inc. now owns 269 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 266 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Frankly Finances LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at about $60,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
NVDA has been the topic of several analyst reports. Zacks Research raised shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 21st. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating and set a $315.00 price target (up from $300.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Piper Sandler initiated coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, September 9th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $300.00 price target for the company. Wedbush raised their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $330.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $330.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, August 24th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-nine have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $321.47.
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Insider Activity at NVIDIA
In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 622,239 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director owned 2,336,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $541,187,310.22. This trade represents a 21.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,460 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the executive vice president 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,766,118 shares of company stock valued at $399,450,353. Corporate insiders own 3.94% of the company’s stock.
NVIDIA Trading Up 0.9%
Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $217.94 on Wednesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $164.27 and a one year high of $243.37. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $222.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $203.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.25 trillion, a PE ratio of 27.55 and a beta of 2.22.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.27 billion. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 105.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.05 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that NVIDIA Corporation will post 9.30 EPS for the current year.
NVIDIA Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.64%.
NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Monday, September 28th that permits the company to repurchase $150 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the computer hardware maker to buy up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
Trending Headlines about NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA plans to invest $3 billion in Meta’s equity offering while expanding collaboration on Meta’s Muse AI models. Meta also intends to deploy more NVIDIA Vera Rubin systems, Vera CPUs, Spectrum-X networking and BlueField-4 technology. The deal strengthens NVIDIA’s relationship with one of its largest customers and could support future infrastructure sales. Nvidia to invest $3 billion in Meta as tech giants deepen AI partnership
- Positive Sentiment: Oracle and NVIDIA expanded the availability of Vera Rubin NVL72 systems and Vera CPUs on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, with additional Rubin systems planned. Broader cloud availability may accelerate customer adoption and reinforce NVIDIA’s position in AI training and inference. NVIDIA and Oracle Expand NVIDIA Vera Rubin
- Positive Sentiment: Anthropic’s IPO filing disclosed large, long-term computing commitments with Amazon, Alphabet and other providers. The spending supports the broader AI infrastructure market, where NVIDIA remains a major merchant-GPU supplier, although some demand may be served by custom chips. Anthropic’s IPO Filing Reveals a Massive Opportunity for AI Infrastructure Giants
- Positive Sentiment: Partners including CoreWeave, NTT DATA and Schneider Electric continue expanding data-center and AI-factory deployments using NVIDIA systems, providing additional evidence of sustained demand across cloud, enterprise and industrial applications. NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint AI Factory Pilot
- Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and investors continue to debate NVIDIA’s valuation after its pullback from the record high. Strong revenue growth and high profitability support the long-term case, but expectations remain elevated.
- Negative Sentiment: Anthropic’s filing highlights its ability to use multiple AI-chip providers. A broader multichip strategy could weaken NVIDIA’s pricing power over time, particularly as custom accelerators from hyperscalers and Broadcom gain traction. Anthropic’s worst nightmare may be lurking inside Anthropic’s IPO filing
- Negative Sentiment: NVIDIA’s China AI-chip shipments reportedly fell 44% in the first half of 2026 as Huawei gains ground and supply constraints complicate deliveries. Export restrictions and geopolitical risk remain meaningful headwinds.
- Negative Sentiment: Potentially higher advanced-packaging and wafer costs at TSMC could pressure NVIDIA’s margins, while tighter credit markets may slow data-center construction and reduce GPU orders from financially weaker operators.
NVIDIA 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.
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