Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of NVIDIA Q1 Earnings

NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of NVIDIA in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the computer hardware maker will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.82. The consensus estimate for NVIDIA’s current full-year earnings is $2.77 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NVIDIA’s Q3 2027 earnings at $1.22 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.87 EPS.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $0.89 EPS 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 company had revenue of $39.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $38.16 billion.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on NVDA. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $180.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $162.00 target price on NVIDIA and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price objective on NVIDIA from $175.00 to $168.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 14th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-seven have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, NVIDIA has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $171.51.

NVIDIA Trading Down 0.6 %

NVDA opened at $120.69 on Monday. NVIDIA has a 1-year low of $75.61 and a 1-year high of $153.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.94 trillion, a PE ratio of 47.50, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a current ratio of 4.10, a quick ratio of 3.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $126.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $131.58.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the fourth quarter worth $43,515,504,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in NVIDIA by 12,898.6% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 56,292,986 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,836,220,000 after buying an additional 55,859,917 shares in the last quarter. Clear Street Derivatives LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $4,589,905,000. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 15.8% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 266,454,194 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $35,782,134,000 after purchasing an additional 36,266,817 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in NVIDIA by 14,641.2% during the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 34,676,316 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $4,656,682,000 after acquiring an additional 34,441,082 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Donald F. Robertson, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.80, for a total value of $525,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 479,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $55,997,190.40. This trade represents 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, CFO Colette Kress sold 66,660 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.83, for a total value 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. This represents a 2.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 183,609 shares of company stock valued at $22,642,615. Insiders own 4.23% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 12th will be paid a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 12th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.03%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is presently 1.36%.

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.