Defender Capital LLC. Invests $1.03 Million in NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA

Defender Capital LLC. acquired a new stake in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 5,534 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,032,000. NVIDIA comprises 0.3% of Defender Capital LLC.’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in NVDA. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter worth about $51,386,863,000. Capital Research Global Investors boosted its holdings in 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 valued at $30,855,564,000 after purchasing an additional 22,896,705 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 15,496.1% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,865,525 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,454,534,000 after purchasing an additional 21,725,326 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in NVIDIA in the third quarter valued at approximately $3,180,313,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 25.0% during the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 71,720,593 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $13,381,628,000 after purchasing an additional 14,358,048 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on NVDA shares. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $250.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. William Blair set a $300.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective (up from $250.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $275.95.

NVIDIA Stock Up 5.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $174.34 on Wednesday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $86.62 and a 1-year high of $212.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 3.91 and a quick ratio of 3.24. The stock has a market cap of $4.24 trillion, a P/E ratio of 35.58, a P/E/G ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 2.33. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $182.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $184.28.

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

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be given a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 11th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is 0.82%.

Insider Activity

In other NVIDIA news, Director Aarti S. Shah sold 19,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.71, for a total value of $3,357,490.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 36,007 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,362,796.97. This trade represents a 34.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 300,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.25, for a total value of $54,675,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,018,547 shares in the company, valued at approximately $550,130,190.75. The trade was a 9.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,401,616 shares of company stock worth $253,555,407 over the last quarter. 4.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

NVIDIA News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA announced a $2 billion strategic investment in Marvell to deepen the NVLink Fusion AI ecosystem, which validates NVDA’s strategy of opening its interconnect to third‑party silicon and supports long‑term GPU demand. Nvidia Invests $2 Billion in Marvell as Part of Chip Partnership
• Positive Sentiment: Large AI‑infrastructure projects and financings — including Nebius’ facility buildouts and a heavily‑subscribed $3.8B AI data‑center bond — highlight growing demand for Nvidia‑powered capacity and make future GPU orders more likely. Nebius Bets Big On AI Infrastructure Scale
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that NVIDIA will supply GPUs to major cloud customers (e.g., AWS) reinforce near‑term revenue visibility for data‑center chips. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) to Supply GPUs to AWS
• Positive Sentiment: Market sentiment improved on geopolitical de‑escalation headlines, lifting Nasdaq tech names and helping NVDA recover from recent weakness. Nasdaq: Tech Stocks Surge as Trump Signals De‑Escalation, Lifting Nvidia
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusual options activity and commentary from market strategists are drawing attention to NVDA positioning — useful for traders but not a direct fundamental change. Options Corner: NVDA, WDC, AA
• Positive Sentiment: Management/market commentary and analyst notes continue to point to multi‑year AI compute demand (including forecasts of very large total addressable markets), supporting a longer‑term bull case. The 1 Thing Nvidia Bears Keep Getting Wrong in 2026
• Negative Sentiment: Institutional selling has been significant recently, with reports that large holders reduced exposure — that selling pressure can prolong volatility and weigh on near‑term price action. Institutions Have Dumped Over $70 Billion of Nvidia Stock
• Negative Sentiment: NVIDIA’s P/E multiple has compressed to multi‑year lows as macro/geopolitical risk and rotation hit the sector — valuation re‑rating raises downside risk if growth expectations slip. Nvidia’s PE Sinks to Seven‑Year Low as War and AI Angst Weigh
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive risks — e.g., new ARM‑led AGI chip initiatives — and supply/operational issues (reported shortages) are repeating themes that could pressure sentiment if they materialize. Should Arm’s AGI Chip Have NVIDIA Investors in a Panic?

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.