Waters Parkerson & CO. LLC Sells 7,464 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Waters Parkerson & CO. LLC decreased its position in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 8.7% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 78,745 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after selling 7,464 shares during the quarter. Waters Parkerson & CO. LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $14,692,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $154,556,803,000 after buying an additional 9,554,857 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 1.5% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 579,213,497 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $91,150,170,000 after acquiring an additional 8,521,936 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth about $51,386,863,000. Legal & General Group Plc increased its position in NVIDIA by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 178,593,475 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $28,215,983,000 after purchasing an additional 2,623,678 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 155,668,775 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $24,594,110,000 after purchasing an additional 4,209,423 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NVDA opened at $171.83 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.18 trillion, a PE ratio of 42.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.54 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. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $183.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $182.63. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $86.62 and a 1-year high of $212.19.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were paid a $0.01 dividend. 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 dividend payout ratio is presently 0.99%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NVDA has been the topic of several research reports. DZ Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Barclays lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. New Street Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $307.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 1st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $263.98.

Insider Activity

In other NVIDIA news, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.90, for a total value of $14,312,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,494,443 shares in the company, valued at approximately $267,355,852.70. This represents a 5.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at $1,229,478,542.40. This trade represents a 3.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 1,563,834 shares of company stock valued at $283,360,391 over the last quarter. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Big‑tech spending is a direct demand driver for NVIDIA GPUs — Google’s surge in AI capex is cited as lifting chip suppliers including NVDA, underpinning near‑term data‑center orders. Broadcom, Nvidia shares rise on surging Google capital expenditures for AI
• Positive Sentiment: Supplier confidence: Wistron’s chairman says “AI is not a bubble” and expects 2026 AI‑related order growth to exceed last year, signaling continued OEM demand that benefits NVIDIA. AI is not a bubble, senior executive at Nvidia supplier Wistron says
• Positive Sentiment: Product / supply chain partnerships: Tower Semiconductor’s collaboration on silicon‑photonic links for AI data centers supports NVDA’s ecosystem and indicates supply‑chain scaling for high‑throughput GPU deployments. Tower Semiconductor Partners with NVIDIA on 1.6T Silicon Photonics for AI Data Centers
• Positive Sentiment: Positive market narratives and buy‑and‑hold views persist — commentators like Jim Cramer call NVDA a “coiled spring,” and industry pieces continue to list NVIDIA as a top AI‑infrastructure exposure. Jim Cramer on NVIDIA: “I Call It a Coiled Spring”
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation is a key watch‑point: analysts note NVDA’s premium multiples even as growth justifies some of the premium — this keeps volatility high around earnings and guidance cycles. NVIDIA Trades at a Premium Valuation: Should You Still Buy the Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical/export risk: multiple reports say sales of H200 chips to Chinese customers remain conditional and negotiations are unresolved — this creates short‑term revenue uncertainty for China, a meaningful market for NVDA. Exclusive: Nvidia’s AI chip sale to ByteDance hinges on conditions set by Trump administration
• Negative Sentiment: Related coverage highlights unresolved export negotiations and a State Department review that could delay or limit H200 shipments to China — a continuing headline risk that can compress the stock despite strong fundamentals. Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Drops as H200 Export Negotiations Remain Unresolved

NVIDIA Company 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.