NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Releases Earnings Results

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) announced its earnings results on Wednesday. The computer hardware maker reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.05, Zacks reports. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 114.83% and a net margin of 55.69%. The company had revenue of $39.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $38.16 billion. NVIDIA updated its Q1 2026 guidance to EPS.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVIDIA stock traded up $4.66 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $124.81. The company had a trading volume of 387,840,609 shares, compared to its average volume of 274,489,156. 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 has a 52 week low of $75.61 and a 52 week high of $153.13. The company has a 50 day moving average of $134.19 and a 200-day moving average of $131.92. The firm has a market cap of $3.05 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.12, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.62.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Shareholders 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 yield of 0.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 12th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1.36%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on NVDA shares. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $204.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of NVIDIA from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. DA Davidson reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $135.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday. Melius Research lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $165.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Monday, February 24th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $169.62.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In related news, insider Donald F. Robertson, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.28, for a total value of $608,760.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 480,899 shares of the company's stock, valued at $65,056,016.72. This trade represents a 0.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 36,462 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.10, for a total transaction of $5,509,408.20. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 3,902,888 shares of the company's stock, valued at $589,726,376.80. The trade was a 0.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 1,107,632 shares of company stock worth $146,405,286. Company insiders own 4.23% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in NVIDIA stock. Highview Capital Management LLC DE increased its position in shares of NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) by 6.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock after purchasing an additional 3,653 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up approximately 3.0% of Highview Capital Management LLC DE's holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Highview Capital Management LLC DE's holdings in NVIDIA were worth $7,842,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA Company Profile

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.