Bright Rock Capital Management LLC Buys New Shares in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Bright Rock Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 40,000 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $7,460,000. NVIDIA accounts for about 1.5% of Bright Rock Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.0% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 978,208,862 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $154,556,803,000 after purchasing an additional 9,554,857 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 valued at $91,150,170,000 after buying an additional 8,521,936 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at about $51,386,863,000. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 181,203,035 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $33,808,862,000 after buying an additional 2,609,560 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors boosted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 16.1% in the third quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $30,855,564,000 after buying an additional 22,896,705 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on NVDA shares. Wedbush upped their target price on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $250.00 target price on NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Bank of America upped their target price on NVIDIA from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, HSBC set a $310.00 target price on NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Four research 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $275.25.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In other news, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.90, for a total transaction of $555,439.60. Following the sale, the director directly owned 14,788 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,734,301.20. This represents a 16.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total transaction of $3,357,490.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 36,007 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,362,796.97. The trade was a 34.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,201,616 shares of company stock worth $215,991,407. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Hedge funds and technical strategists are highlighting NVDA as a top setup for 2026, suggesting renewed institutional buying that can sustain upside. NVIDIA (NVDA) Among the Hedge Fund Favorites with Strong Setup in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Several brokerages and media note Nvidia is on a new winning streak and still trades well below its 52‑week high, implying room to run if AI demand re-accelerates. Nvidia’s stock is quietly gaining steam — it’s on its longest winning streak since 2023
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic capital and partnership activity is expanding Nvidia’s reach: the company is a named backer in high‑growth AI startups and data‑center chip ventures, validating long‑term demand for its GPUs and IP. SiFive raises $400 million from Atreides, Nvidia for data-center chip technology
• Positive Sentiment: Nvidia’s ecosystem involvement is directly pricing into the market: startups backed by or partnered with Nvidia (e.g., Firmus) are seeing large valuations, showing investor appetite for Nvidia‑led AI plays. AI Powerhouse Firmus Rockets to $5.5 Billion Valuation with Nvidia (NVDA) Backing
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst research and deep‑dive pieces argue 2026 is a potential inflection year (Vera Rubin launch, strong AI capex), reinforcing the bullish growth narrative. Nvidia: Why 2026 Could Be A Game Changer
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage on semiconductor peers and suppliers shows the broader chip rally is lifting NVDA indirectly; several data‑center beneficiaries are also gaining from the same tailwinds. These 4 Stocks Are Quietly Riding NVIDIA’s Data Center Boom Higher (NVDA)
• Neutral Sentiment: Speculative stories about Nvidia GPUs being used in space and other novel end markets underscore long‑term optionality but remain more thematic than immediate revenue drivers. NVIDIA Chips are Going to Space. Could the Stock Be Next?
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive risk rose after Amazon’s CEO spotlighted AWS’s chip ambitions; short‑seller commentary argues Amazon could erode Nvidia’s long‑term chip dominance — a credible risk for margin and share if cloud players internalize more compute. Short-seller Andrew Left thinks Amazon just showed that it’s the biggest threat to Nvidia’s chip dominance
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical uncertainty — headlines about the fragile Iran cease‑fire — remain a near‑term risk that can trigger volatility and cap rotation away from high‑beta names like Nvidia. Nvidia Stock Is Tied to Fate of Fragile Iran Cease‑Fire

NVIDIA Trading Up 1.0%

NVDA stock opened at $183.91 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $181.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $184.33. The company has a quick ratio of 3.24, a current ratio of 3.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. NVIDIA Corporation has a 52-week low of $95.04 and a 52-week high of $212.19. The firm has a market cap of $4.47 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.53, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 2.34.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.08. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.60% and a return on equity of 97.37%. The business had revenue of $68.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.89 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 73.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th were paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 11th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 0.82%.

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.