Q1 2027 EPS Estimates for NVIDIA Co. Lifted by Zacks Research (NASDAQ:NVDA)

NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2027 earnings estimates for shares of NVIDIA in a report issued on Monday, April 29th. Zacks Research analyst A. Bhagat now expects that the computer hardware maker will earn $6.50 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $6.49. The consensus estimate for NVIDIA's current full-year earnings is $22.55 per share.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 21st. The computer hardware maker reported $5.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.21 by $0.95. The business had revenue of $22.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $20.40 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 48.85% and a return on equity of 93.61%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 265.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.65 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on NVDA. Susquehanna reiterated a "positive" rating and set a $1,050.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, April 4th. Raymond James increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $850.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $700.00 to $1,000.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $840.00 to $970.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 19th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus restated a "buy" rating and set a $910.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, March 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $941.55.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ:NVDA traded up $27.76 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $858.17. 36,326,803 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 51,695,227. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.15 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.75. The company has a 50-day moving average of $863.93 and a 200 day moving average of $644.83. The company has a quick ratio of 3.67, a current ratio of 4.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. NVIDIA has a 1-year low of $272.40 and a 1-year high of $974.00.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 6th were given a $0.04 dividend. This represents a $0.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 5th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1.34%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 22,700 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $879.97, for a total transaction of $19,975,319.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 1,052,133 shares in the company, valued at approximately $925,845,476.01. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 22,700 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $879.97, for a total transaction of $19,975,319.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 1,052,133 shares in the company, valued at approximately $925,845,476.01. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 10,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $797.57, for a total value of $7,975,700.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,124,583 shares in the company, valued at approximately $896,933,663.31. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 61,278 shares of company stock worth $52,689,898. Company insiders own 3.99% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA acquired a new stake in NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Criterion Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Able Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Trivant Custom Portfolio Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 44.1% during the 3rd quarter. Trivant Custom Portfolio Group LLC now owns 98 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.