Seaport Res Ptn Has Positive Outlook for NVIDIA Q1 Earnings

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q1 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for NVIDIA in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 16th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Goldberg now forecasts that the computer hardware maker will earn $1.22 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.20. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for NVIDIA’s current full-year earnings is $2.77 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for NVIDIA’s Q2 2027 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.44 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.36 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Summit Insights upgraded shares of NVIDIA from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. Arete Research upgraded shares of NVIDIA to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price target on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $160.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, thirty-three have given a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $181.22.

NVIDIA Stock Performance

NASDAQ:NVDA opened at $172.41 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 2.96 and a current ratio of 3.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.21 trillion, a P/E ratio of 55.62, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 2.13. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $146.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $129.86. NVIDIA has a fifty-two week low of $86.62 and a fifty-two week high of $174.25.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 28th. The computer hardware maker reported $0.81 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.87 by ($0.06). NVIDIA had a net margin of 51.69% and a return on equity of 105.09%. The firm had revenue of $44.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $43.09 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.61 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 69.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVDA. Tacita Capital Inc bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 2nd quarter valued at about $55,000. Copia Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at about $50,000. Finally, LSV Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 4th quarter valued at about $54,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In related news, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Friday, July 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.52, for a total transaction of $12,939,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 74,348,225 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,826,555,777. The trade was a 0.10% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director A Brooke Seawell sold 48,792 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Monday, July 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.96, for a total transaction of $7,999,936.32. Following the sale, the director directly owned 1,729,478 shares in the company, valued at $283,565,212.88. This trade represents a 2.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 4,964,800 shares of company stock valued at $734,906,003 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 11th were given a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 11th. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 1.29%.

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.