Dara Capital US Inc. Buys Shares of 36,210 NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Dara Capital US Inc. purchased a new position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 36,210 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $6,753,000. NVIDIA comprises about 6.0% of Dara Capital US Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NVDA. State Street Corp increased 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 valued at $154,556,803,000 after purchasing an additional 9,554,857 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 8,521,936 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter valued at $51,386,863,000. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 2,609,560 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 16.1% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 165,377,852 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $30,855,564,000 after purchasing an additional 22,896,705 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, Director John Dabiri sold 3,004 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.90, for a total value of $555,439.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 14,788 shares in the company, valued at $2,734,301.20. This trade represents a 16.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total transaction of $54,675,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 3,018,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $550,130,190.75. This trade represents a 9.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 953,976 shares of company stock valued at $171,173,819 over the last ninety days. 4.17% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA set a new record market value after Monday’s surge, reinforcing momentum and investor FOMO around its AI/data‑center leadership. Nvidia Sets New Record With Nearly $5.3 Trillion Value After AI Darling Surges 4%
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America keeps NVDA a top sector pick and says bigger cash returns (dividends/buybacks) could be the next re-rating catalyst — a concrete potential upside driver for the stock. Nvidia could unlock next leg of re-rating through bigger cash returns, BofA says
• Positive Sentiment: Broader AI supply‑chain strength: Cadence raised its revenue outlook on sustained AI chip‑design demand, supporting the narrative that software/EDA tailwinds will keep GPU orders healthy. Cadence lifts annual revenue forecast on sustained AI chip-design boom
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and buy ratings (including a Seeking Alpha upgrade) and consensus models showing meaningful upside reinforce buy-side conviction into NVDA. Nvidia: Biting The Bullet And Upgrading My Rating
• Positive Sentiment: High-profile bullish commentary (e.g., Jim Cramer) amplifies retail interest and momentum flows into NVDA shares. I fully expect Nvidia to be at the heart of the AI revolution and the data center, says Jim Cramer
• Neutral Sentiment: Some analysts note this is a “make‑or‑break” week after a record high — implying near‑term volatility around corporate earnings and macro catalysts. Nvidia Just Jumped to a Record High—Why This Could Be a Make-or-Break Week for the Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Data points showing massive H100‑equivalent GPU shipments underpin the long-term growth thesis but also raise questions about sustained supply and margin dynamics. The 1 Number That Shows Why Nvidia Is Not Done Growing
• Neutral Sentiment: Consensus price targets and analyst models still imply upside (~29% per Zacks), keeping buy-side interest high but also setting a benchmark for future earnings/guide beats. Wall Street Analysts See a 29.06% Upside in Nvidia (NVDA)
• Negative Sentiment: Technical/momentum warnings — some outlets flagged an overbought reading that could presage a pullback if buyers step back. Nvidia stock just flashed a major crash signal
• Negative Sentiment: The semiconductor index pulled back as chip stocks “took a breather,” a short‑term headwind that can pressure even top names on rotation days. Chip Stocks Take A Breather After Historic Run. What’s Next For Semiconductor Group?
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressure from cloud vendors’ custom silicon (Google TPUs) and new entrants (Cerebras IPO signals) could weigh on long‑term share if customers diversify away from GPUs. Google’s Latest TPU Advances Make the AI Hardware Race Feel Less One-Sided

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Mizuho set a $275.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating and set a $275.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $283.00 to $287.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. BTIG Research initiated coverage on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, Itau BBA Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $275.25.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVIDIA stock opened at $216.61 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 3.91, a quick ratio of 3.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $185.52 and a 200-day moving average of $185.68. The firm has a market cap of $5.26 trillion, a P/E ratio of 44.21, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 2.34. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $104.08 and a 1-year high of $216.83.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.62 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $65.56 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.89 earnings per share. NVIDIA’s quarterly revenue was up 73.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that NVIDIA Corporation will post 7.77 EPS for the current year.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th were issued a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 0.82%.

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.