Parnassus Investments LLC Sells 2,023,308 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Parnassus Investments LLC reduced its holdings in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 14.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,386,339 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 2,023,308 shares during the period. NVIDIA comprises about 5.3% of Parnassus Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Parnassus Investments LLC owned approximately 0.05% of NVIDIA worth $2,311,043,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH increased its stake in NVIDIA by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH now owns 369,723 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $68,983,000 after buying an additional 8,899 shares during the period. William Allan Corp boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. William Allan Corp now owns 10,103 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,885,000 after buying an additional 161 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 4,137,748 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $772,021,000 after acquiring an additional 212,600 shares in the last quarter. Lakewood Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the third quarter worth $222,000. Finally, Seamount Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 3.5% in the third quarter. Seamount Financial Group Inc. now owns 19,781 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,691,000 after acquiring an additional 672 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA expands demand visibility with a $2 billion investment in CoreWeave to accelerate >5 GW of AI data-center buildout through 2030 — this deepens NVDA’s infrastructure footprint and secures long-term chassis demand for GPUs. Nvidia invests $2 billion in CoreWeave, expands partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Supply-chain relief: reports that Samsung will begin HBM4 production next month to supply NVIDIA ease memory constraints that have capped GPU throughput and pricing power. Improved HBM supply reduces a key bottleneck for next‑gen AI systems. Samsung to start production of HBM4 chips next month for Nvidia supply
• Positive Sentiment: Product/technology leadership: NVIDIA released three open‑source AI weather models, reinforcing its software and model ecosystem that drives GPU demand and developer mindshare. Nvidia unveils AI models for faster, cheaper weather forecasts
• Neutral Sentiment: Pelosi portfolio activity shows a nuanced stance: public filings indicate rotation and use of long‑dated options to retain tech exposure — interpreted as a structural, leveraged bullish stance on AI names (NVDA mentioned in the filing analysis). Pelosi’s Bullish 2026 Buy List: AI, Power & Dividends
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive risk: Microsoft unveiled the Maia 200 accelerator and new software targeting inference efficiency — a direct attempt to reduce hyperscaler dependence on third‑party GPUs and attack NVIDIA’s software moat for certain workloads. That raises execution risk around some GPU demand segments. Microsoft rolls out next generation of its AI chips
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: an NVIDIA EVP disclosed a large sale (~$36M), which can amplify short‑term selling pressure and investor wariness around timing of stock‑based compensation events. Insider Selling: NVIDIA EVP Sells $36,008,000
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/earnings cadence: traders are risk‑off ahead of a packed week of big‑tech earnings and the Fed decision — that broader caution is flattening momentum in high‑beta names like NVDA despite strong fundamentals. Nvidia stock is down in the red

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVDA opened at $186.47 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.53 trillion, a PE ratio of 46.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 2.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 4.47 and a quick ratio of 3.71. NVIDIA Corporation has a one year low of $86.62 and a one year high of $212.19. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $183.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $181.97.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The company had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.81 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is 0.99%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on NVDA shares. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. New Street Research reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $307.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Macquarie upgraded shares of NVIDIA to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $263.41.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NVIDIA news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. This represents a 3.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 69,840 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.85, for a total transaction of $12,421,044.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,424,603 shares in the company, valued at approximately $253,365,643.55. The trade was a 4.67% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 1,636,474 shares of company stock valued at $298,482,982 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Profile

NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.

The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.