NVIDIA (NVDA) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) is projected to issue its Q4 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 25th. Analysts expect NVIDIA to post earnings of $1.52 per share and revenue of $65.5619 billion for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q4 2026 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

NVIDIA Stock Up 1.0%

NVIDIA stock opened at $189.82 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.61 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 2.31. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $185.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $183.65. NVIDIA has a 1-year low of $86.62 and a 1-year high of $212.19. The company has a current ratio of 4.47, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Zacks Research downgraded NVIDIA from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “buy” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Friday, December 26th. Finally, DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of NVIDIA in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-six have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $264.20.

Key NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Meta partnership expands into a full-stack deal (Blackwell GPUs, Rubin chips and Vera CPUs) and commits multi‑year purchases that underpin long-term data‑center revenue for NVIDIA. NVIDIA and Meta Deepen Their AI Alliance—and the Spending Numbers Are Enormous
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that NVIDIA is close to finalizing ~ $30B investment in OpenAI reinforce strategic alignment with the largest AI software player and could secure future demand for chips and services. Nvidia close to finalizing $30 billion investment in OpenAI funding round, FT reports
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple institutional buyers (e.g., Atreides, Woodline, D1 Capital) increased NVDA stakes recently and analysts at several firms reiterated Buy ratings — a sign of continued institutional conviction ahead of earnings. Altimeter Capital’s Brad Gerstner Boosts Nvidia Stake
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 earnings are the immediate catalyst — consensus expects very large revenue (est. ~$65B) and another beat could re-accelerate the stock; but much of that is already priced in. NVIDIA to Post Q4 Earnings: Buy, Hold, or Take Profits?
• Neutral Sentiment: NVIDIA’s Q4 options market is pricing in near‑perfect results — that elevates implied volatility and makes downside moves more likely if execution or guidance falls short. Nvidia options are priced for a perfect earnings outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentators flag the risk of a post‑earnings pullback (examples projecting a $165–$170 downside scenario) if beats only match lofty expectations or guidance disappoints. NVDA Seeks to Break Rangebound Stock Moves After Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: New ASIC competitors and well‑funded startups (e.g., Taalas) are raising capital to challenge NVIDIA on cost/performance — a medium‑term competitive risk to monitor. Chip startup Taalas raises $169 million to help build AI chips to take on Nvidia

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.73, for a total value of $63,605,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,049,803 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,281,160,699.19. The trade was a 4.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Debora Shoquist sold 80,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.90, for a total value of $14,312,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 1,494,443 shares in the company, valued at approximately $267,355,852.70. The trade was a 5.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,610,848 shares of company stock valued at $291,619,375. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vision Financial Markets LLC grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC now owns 4,640 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $866,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Terril Brothers Inc. boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Terril Brothers Inc. now owns 2,255 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $421,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Widmann Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Widmann Financial Services Inc. now owns 13,319 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $2,484,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. LeClair Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in NVIDIA by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. LeClair Wealth Partners LLC now owns 20,981 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,913,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Freedom Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in NVIDIA by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Freedom Financial Partners LLC now owns 6,553 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $1,035,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

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.