Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for NVIDIA Earnings

NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for NVIDIA in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the computer hardware maker will post earnings per share of $0.96 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.94. The consensus estimate for NVIDIA's current full-year earnings is $2.77 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NVIDIA's FY2026 earnings at $4.03 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $1.26 EPS.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.05. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 114.83% and a net margin of 55.69%. The firm had revenue of $39.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $38.16 billion.

NVDA has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $180.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Barclays raised their price target on NVIDIA from $160.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $220.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. KeyCorp set a $190.00 target price on NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $190.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-seven have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $171.51.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVDA traded down $1.76 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $109.67. 229,047,047 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 314,707,778. The company's 50-day moving average is $125.01 and its 200 day moving average is $131.50. NVIDIA has a 52 week low of $75.61 and a 52 week high of $195.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.68 trillion, a PE ratio of 43.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a quick ratio of 3.64, a current ratio of 4.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 12th will be issued a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.04%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 12th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio is currently 1.36%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Colette Kress sold 66,660 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.83, for a total transaction of $7,787,887.80. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 3,085,765 shares in the company, valued at approximately $360,509,924.95. The trade was a 2.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robert K. Burgess sold 53,324 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.49, for a total transaction of $6,158,388.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 251,044 shares of the company's stock, valued at $28,993,071.56. The trade was a 17.52 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 183,609 shares of company stock worth $22,642,615. Corporate insiders own 4.23% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Tacita Capital Inc purchased a new stake in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC acquired a new position in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. Luken Investment Analytics LLC purchased a new position in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 70.0% during the 3rd quarter. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. now owns 340 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation provides graphics and compute and networking solutions in the United States, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and internationally. The Graphics segment offers GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; Quadro/NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstation graphics; virtual GPU or vGPU software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; automotive platforms for infotainment systems; and Omniverse software for building and operating metaverse and 3D internet applications.