NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Announces Earnings Results

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The computer hardware maker reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.05, Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $39.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $38.16 billion. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.69% and a return on equity of 114.83%. NVIDIA updated its Q1 2026 guidance to EPS.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA traded down $4.76 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $126.52. 208,987,670 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 265,202,906. The company has a quick ratio of 3.64, a current ratio of 4.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.10 trillion, a PE ratio of 49.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.62. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $134.60 and its 200 day moving average price is $131.89. NVIDIA has a 12 month low of $75.61 and a 12 month high of $153.13.

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 dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.03%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is currently 1.57%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NVDA has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $165.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $162.00 price target (up previously from $152.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Wednesday. Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $200.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, NVIDIA has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $169.62.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NVIDIA news, insider Donald F. Robertson, Jr. sold 4,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.28, for a total transaction of $608,760.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 480,899 shares in the company, valued at $65,056,016.72. This trade represents a 0.93 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Colette Kress sold 66,670 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.40, for a total value of $9,027,118.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 3,351,572 shares in the company, valued at $453,802,848.80. The trade was a 1.95 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 1,107,632 shares of company stock worth $146,405,286 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 4.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of NVIDIA

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in NVIDIA stock. Highview Capital Management LLC DE grew its position in shares of NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 6.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 58,396 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,653 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up 3.0% of Highview Capital Management LLC DE’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Highview Capital Management LLC DE’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $7,842,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

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.