NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA – Free Report) – Research analysts at Erste Group Bank raised their FY2027 earnings estimates for shares of NVIDIA in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 15th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now expects that the computer hardware maker will post earnings per share of $8.64 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $8.60. The consensus estimate for NVIDIA’s current full-year earnings is $8.79 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for NVIDIA’s FY2028 earnings at $12.12 EPS.
Several other research firms have also weighed in on NVDA. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 price target (up from $320.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Tigress Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $425.00 price objective (up from $360.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Citic Securities raised their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $242.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-eight have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $304.26.
NVIDIA Price Performance
NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $202.81 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.91 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.06, a PEG ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 3.44 and a quick ratio of 2.85. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $209.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $195.10. NVIDIA has a 1 year low of $164.07 and a 1 year high of $236.54.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 20th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.11. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 96.94% and a net margin of 62.97%.The company had revenue of $81.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $78.42 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 85.2% on a year-over-year basis.
NVIDIA announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 20th that authorizes the company to buyback $80.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to buy up to 1.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.
NVIDIA Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from NVIDIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 15.31%.
Insider Transactions at NVIDIA
In other news, Director John Dabiri sold 625 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $214.00, for a total transaction of $133,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 14,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,030,882. The trade was a 4.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 885,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.17, for a total transaction of $186,000,450.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 5,207,271 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,094,412,146.07. This represents a 14.53% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,901,125 shares of company stock valued at $410,583,015. 3.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA
Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in NVIDIA by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 324,901 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $43,631,000 after acquiring an additional 35,815 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 2,346,417 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $315,100,000 after acquiring an additional 22,929 shares in the last quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE raised its position in shares of NVIDIA by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $7,842,000 after acquiring an additional 3,653 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 30.7% during the 4th quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 50,658 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $6,805,000 after purchasing an additional 11,900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 15.7% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Group Ltd. now owns 6,598 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $715,000 after purchasing an additional 896 shares during the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Trending Headlines about NVIDIA
Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:
- Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA expanded its AI footprint in Japan with new partnerships across robotics, manufacturing, and public-sector infrastructure, including a national AI infrastructure initiative and the launch of Cosmos 3 Edge and Nemotron-based local AI projects. These moves reinforce NVDA’s role as the core platform for physical AI and could support long-term demand. Japan Government, Industrial Leaders and NVIDIA Launch the World’s First National AI Infrastructure
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple analysts raised earnings estimates for NVIDIA, with KeyCorp and Erste Group boosting forecasts and maintaining bullish ratings/price targets. That suggests Wall Street still sees strong profit growth ahead.
- Positive Sentiment: TSMC reported strong AI-driven demand, which is a positive read-through for NVIDIA’s supply chain and ongoing chip demand. TSMC Just Announced Fantastic News for Nvidia Shareholders
- Neutral Sentiment: Apple briefly overtook NVIDIA as the world’s most valuable company, highlighting a rotation in mega-cap leadership and renewed investor doubts about how much AI upside is already priced into NVDA. Apple dethrones Nvidia as world’s most valuable company, ending the chipmaker’s long run at the top
- Neutral Sentiment: Several articles point to a broader semiconductor sell-off and “sell the news” behavior in AI and chip stocks, which appears to be pressuring NVDA along with peers rather than reflecting a company-specific setback. Why Nvidia stock is down around 2.5% on Thursday
- Negative Sentiment: Market commentary from Jim Cramer and other bearish notes on semiconductors suggest some investors are rotating out of chip stocks, adding near-term pressure to NVDA sentiment. Jim Cramer Says Semiconductor Stocks Are “Going Down.” Buy These 2 Dividend Stocks Instead
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.
The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.
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