Erste Group Bank Has Positive View of NVIDIA FY2027 Earnings

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) – Equities research analysts at Erste Group Bank increased their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of NVIDIA in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 8th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now anticipates that the computer hardware maker will post earnings of $9.23 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $9.00. The consensus estimate for NVIDIA’s current full-year earnings is $9.10 per share.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.13. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.04% and a net margin of 63.66%.The firm had revenue of $96.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $92.27 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.05 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 105.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on NVDA. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Argus increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $220.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. DZ Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Phillip Securities boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifty have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $324.34.

NVIDIA Stock Down 2.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $218.36 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $212.82 and its 200 day moving average is $203.23. NVIDIA has a 12-month low of $164.27 and a 12-month high of $236.54. The stock has a market cap of $5.26 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.61, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 2.22. The company has a quick ratio of 3.85, a current ratio of 4.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is 12.64%.

NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $80.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to buy up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total value of $186,000,450.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares in the company, valued at $1,094,412,146.07. The trade was a 14.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Timothy S. Teter sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.88, for a total transaction of $6,536,400.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 2,687,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $585,587,360.80. This represents a 1.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 2,585,740 shares of company stock valued at $571,015,527. 3.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Boyd Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of NVIDIA by 273.4% during the 2nd quarter. Boyd Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,145 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $1,830,000 after purchasing an additional 6,696 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Enterprises LLC increased its holdings in NVIDIA by 44.2% in the fourth quarter. Diversified Enterprises LLC now owns 127,604 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $23,798,000 after purchasing an additional 39,129 shares in the last quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 6,451.9% in the first quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd now owns 637,236 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $111,134,000 after buying an additional 627,510 shares during the period. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. lifted its stake in NVIDIA by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. now owns 3,169,377 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $591,086,000 after buying an additional 54,877 shares during the period. Finally, Storen Legacy Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,350,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s AI growth outlook remains exceptionally strong. CEO Jensen Huang said revenue could grow roughly 70% next year, while the company’s next-generation Rubin platform is already shipping. Recent quarterly revenue reached $96.2 billion, up about 106% year over year, exceeding estimates and reinforcing expectations for continued data-center demand. Nvidia Has $96 Billion in Quarterly Revenue
• Positive Sentiment: Microsoft reportedly plans to more than triple its data-center capacity, a potentially significant demand catalyst for NVIDIA’s GPUs, networking products and full-stack systems. Strong August revenue growth at manufacturing partner TSMC also signals that AI-chip orders remain robust. Microsoft Data Center Expansion
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA is expanding its ecosystem through a planned Australian AI-infrastructure buildout of up to 2 gigawatts by 2027, partnerships with Palantir for sovereign supply-chain AI, and adoption of its chip-linking technology by d-Matrix. These initiatives broaden demand beyond traditional hyperscalers. Australian AI Infrastructure Expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: Competition and valuation remain investor concerns. Positron AI raised $875 million to develop memory-based inference technology that could challenge NVIDIA’s software and hardware advantage, while AMD and Broadcom are being promoted as alternative AI investments. High Treasury yields also make NVIDIA’s elevated valuation more difficult to justify.
• Negative Sentiment: The Justice Department is reportedly investigating whether NVIDIA’s licensing arrangement with AI-chip startup Groq was structured to avoid antitrust scrutiny. Any regulatory action could limit strategic flexibility or increase legal uncertainty. DOJ Groq Licensing Investigation
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling is weighing on sentiment: director Mark Stevens reportedly sold hundreds of thousands of shares, and broader recent filings show substantial insider sales with no reported purchases. The transactions do not prove weakening fundamentals, but they can encourage profit-taking after the stock’s strong rally.
• Negative Sentiment: Higher oil prices, rising bond yields and a hotter inflation reading have pressured technology stocks broadly. These macro forces, combined with concerns about AI-capital-spending sustainability and fresh regulatory scrutiny, help explain why NVIDIA has decreased despite strong company-specific news.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation is a technology company that designs accelerated computing platforms, graphics processors and related software. Its products are used for artificial intelligence, machine learning, high-performance computing, computer graphics, data-center applications and other workloads that benefit from parallel processing.

The company’s offerings include GeForce graphics processing units (GPUs) and software for gaming and personal computers; data-center GPUs, systems and networking products; and professional visualization solutions for design, engineering, media and scientific applications.