Nordea Investment Management AB Buys 1,537,714 Shares of NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 39,377,397 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after buying an additional 1,537,714 shares during the period. NVIDIA makes up approximately 6.4% of Nordea Investment Management AB’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $7,356,879,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the second quarter worth about $51,386,863,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 15,496.1% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,454,534,000 after buying an additional 21,725,326 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.0% in 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 during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 579,213,497 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $91,150,170,000 after buying an additional 8,521,936 shares during the last quarter. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 10.7% during the 2nd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 64,728,856 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $10,226,512,000 after acquiring an additional 6,235,074 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total value of $44,332,500.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,933,280 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 222,500 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.17, for a total value of $40,087,825.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,621,453 shares in the company, valued at $1,373,157,187.01. This represents a 2.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,611,474 shares of company stock valued at $293,285,232. 4.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NVDA stock opened at $192.51 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.47, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $86.62 and a 12-month high of $212.19. The business’s 50 day moving average is $183.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $182.27. The company has a market capitalization of $4.68 trillion, a P/E ratio of 47.77, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 2.31.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 0.99%.

Key Stories Impacting NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia is reportedly in talks with Microsoft and Amazon to co‑invest in a large new funding round for OpenAI, a move that would deepen Nvidia’s commercial ties to the largest AI software consumer and could boost long‑term GPU demand. Reuters: Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon in talks to invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI
• Positive Sentiment: Progress on China approvals for the H200 chip (reports that licences/imports are being cleared and finalized) reduces a major sales overhang and opens a large market for Nvidia’s high‑end datacenter GPUs. Reuters: Nvidia CEO says H200 licence for China is being finalised
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia doubled down on CoreWeave with a $2B investment to accelerate AI data‑center buildouts — a strategic move that secures deployment capacity for Nvidia GPUs and signals strong enterprise demand. CoreWeave press release
• Positive Sentiment: High‑profile bullish commentary (Jim Cramer and others) is helping sentiment; Cramer dismissed “circular deals” chatter and urged long‑term ownership, supporting retail and momentum flows. MSN: Jim Cramer on Nvidia
• Neutral Sentiment: Microsoft says it will continue buying AI chips from Nvidia and AMD even as it deploys its own in‑house chips — a demand confirmation but also a reminder hyperscalers are diversifying suppliers. TechCrunch: Microsoft won’t stop buying AI chips from Nvidia
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts note NVDA’s rich valuation (Zacks: ~41x forward earnings) — bullish on AI tailwinds but flagging execution/valuation risk; price targets still imply upside, so sentiment is mixed. Zacks: NVDA at 41x forward earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia scheduled its Q4/FY‑2026 results call for Feb. 25 — an important catalyst where guidance and data‑center/China commentary could move the stock. QuiverQuant: NVDA earnings call Feb. 25
• Negative Sentiment: Reuters reports a U.S. lawmaker said Nvidia helped China’s DeepSeek refine models later used by the Chinese military — a regulatory/political risk that could invite tougher export scrutiny or congressional attention. Reuters: Nvidia helped DeepSeek hone AI models
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Amazon and Google are making significant moves in AI chips signal intensifying competition — investors should watch margin and share‑of‑wallet dynamics over coming quarters. NYTimes: Amazon and Google eat into Nvidia’s AI chip supremacy

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, December 26th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $263.41.

About NVIDIA

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.