Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for NVIDIA

NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q4 2026 earnings estimates for NVIDIA in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 28th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Goldberg now forecasts that the computer hardware maker will earn $1.17 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.20. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a "Strong Sell" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for NVIDIA's current full-year earnings is $2.77 per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $180.00 price target (up from $150.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $180.00 target price (up previously from $150.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, May 29th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $178.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $180.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Summit Insights raised NVIDIA from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, thirty-six have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $171.66.

NVIDIA Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA traded up $3.84 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $141.22. 224,702,733 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 283,922,265. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $115.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is $126.21. NVIDIA has a one year low of $86.62 and a one year high of $195.95. The company has a market cap of $3.45 trillion, a P/E ratio of 55.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 2.11. 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 (NASDAQ:NVDA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 28th. The computer hardware maker reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.87 by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $44.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $43.09 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 114.83% and a net margin of 55.69%. NVIDIA's revenue for the quarter was up 69.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.61 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Hickory Point Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at $2,272,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 59.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital Performance Advisors LLP now owns 26,700 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $3,586,000 after acquiring an additional 9,944 shares during the last quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC increased its position in NVIDIA by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC now owns 24,124 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $3,240,000 after acquiring an additional 297 shares during the period. Strategy Asset Managers LLC raised its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Strategy Asset Managers LLC now owns 52,307 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock valued at $7,024,000 after acquiring an additional 405 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ethos Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 24.1% during the fourth quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 32,092 shares of the computer hardware maker's stock worth $4,312,000 after purchasing an additional 6,241 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Donald F. Robertson, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.80, for a total transaction of $525,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 479,428 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $55,997,190.40. The trade was a 0.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director John Dabiri sold 2,663 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total value of $292,930.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 17,279 shares in the company, valued at $1,900,690. This trade represents a 13.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 147,147 shares of company stock worth $17,133,207. Company insiders own 4.17% of the company's stock.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 11th. NVIDIA's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 1.29%.

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.