Zacks Research Predicts NVIDIA’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:NVDA)

NVIDIA Co. (NASDAQ:NVDA) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for NVIDIA in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the computer hardware maker will post earnings of $0.94 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.90. The consensus estimate for NVIDIA’s current full-year earnings is $2.77 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NVIDIA’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.98 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.18 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.29 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.87 EPS.

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

Several other research firms also recently commented on NVDA. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Summit Insights cut shares of NVIDIA from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Phillip Securities reiterated an “accumulate” rating and issued a $160.00 price objective (up previously from $155.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $115.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $162.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-seven have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $171.51.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $118.53 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.89 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.77. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $127.28 and its 200 day moving average is $131.03. The company has a current ratio of 4.10, a quick ratio of 3.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. NVIDIA has a 1-year low of $75.61 and a 1-year high of $153.13.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at NVIDIA

In related news, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 36,462 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.10, for a total transaction of $5,509,408.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 3,902,888 shares in the company, valued at $589,726,376.80. The trade was a 0.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Robert K. Burgess sold 53,324 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.49, for a total value of $6,158,388.76. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 251,044 shares in the company, valued at $28,993,071.56. This represents a 17.52 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 92,449 shares of company stock valued at $11,960,727. Company insiders own 4.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Tacita Capital Inc purchased a new stake in NVIDIA during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in NVIDIA during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC purchased a new stake in NVIDIA in the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. Luken Investment Analytics LLC acquired a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 70.0% in the third quarter. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. now owns 340 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.