NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The computer hardware maker reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87 by ($0.06), RTT News reports. NVIDIA had a net margin of 55.69% and a return on equity of 114.83%. The company had revenue of $44.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $43.09 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.61 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 69.2% compared to the same quarter last year. NVIDIA updated its Q2 2026 guidance to EPS.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NVDA stock opened at $138.97 on Friday. NVIDIA has a one year low of $86.62 and a one year high of $153.13. The firm has a market cap of $3.40 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.67, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 2.11. 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 firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $115.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $126.61.

NVIDIA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 11th will be issued a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 11th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.03%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is presently 1.29%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on NVDA. Arete Research upgraded shares of NVIDIA to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday. KeyCorp set a $190.00 target price on NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $170.00 price target (up from $160.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $180.00 price objective on NVIDIA in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, thirty-six have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $171.66.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, CFO Colette Kress sold 66,660 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 3,085,765 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $360,509,924.95. The trade was a 2.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Robert K. Burgess sold 53,324 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.49, for a total value of $6,158,388.76. Following the sale, the director now owns 251,044 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,993,071.56. This represents a 17.52% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 147,147 shares of company stock valued at $17,133,207 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVIDIA

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Woodline Partners LP raised its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 29.2% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 2,083,672 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $225,828,000 after purchasing an additional 471,331 shares during the last quarter. Stuart Chaussee & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 48.9% during the first quarter. Stuart Chaussee & Associates Inc. now owns 2,047 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $222,000 after acquiring an additional 672 shares during the period. McIlrath & Eck LLC lifted its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 14.3% in the 1st quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 23,058 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $2,499,000 after purchasing an additional 2,881 shares during the period. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. grew its position in NVIDIA by 633.9% during the first quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 27,272 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $3,181,000 after buying an additional 23,556 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 12.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 948,552 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $102,804,000 after purchasing an additional 101,355 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is currently 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.