Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of NVIDIA Q1 Earnings

NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA) – Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of NVIDIA in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the computer hardware maker will earn $0.86 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate 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.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on NVDA. DA Davidson reduced their target price on NVIDIA from $135.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 20th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $160.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Bank of America reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, KeyCorp set a $190.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-seven have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $171.51.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $120.69 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.94 trillion, a PE ratio of 47.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 3.64 and a current ratio of 4.10. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $126.46 and a 200-day moving average of $131.58. NVIDIA has a one year low of $75.61 and a one year high of $153.13.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The computer hardware maker reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $39.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $38.16 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.69% and a return on equity of 114.83%.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In related news, CFO Colette Kress sold 66,660 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 3,085,765 shares in the company, valued at approximately $360,509,924.95. This trade represents a 2.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Donald F. Robertson, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.80, for a total value of $525,600.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 479,428 shares in the company, valued at $55,997,190.40. This represents a 0.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 183,609 shares of company stock worth $22,642,615. Company insiders own 4.23% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $43,515,504,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 12,898.6% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 56,292,986 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $6,836,220,000 after buying an additional 55,859,917 shares in the last quarter. Clear Street Derivatives LLC bought a new stake in NVIDIA in the third quarter valued at $4,589,905,000. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in NVIDIA by 15.8% during 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 acquiring an additional 36,266,817 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 14,641.2% during the fourth 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 owned by institutional investors.

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.