Nvidia (NVDA) closed the most recent trading day at $525.83, moving +1.56% from the previous trading session. This change outpaced the S&P 500’s 0.13% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.24%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.15%.
Heading into today, shares of the maker of graphics chips for gaming and artificial intelligence had lost 3.34% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector’s gain of 4.54% and the S&P 500’s gain of 2.59% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from NVDA as it approaches its next earnings report date. On that day, NVDA is projected to report earnings of $2.80 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 48.15%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $4.82 billion, up 55.26% from the prior-year quarter.
NVDA’s full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $9.71 per share and revenue of $16.49 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +67.7% and +51.04%, respectively.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for NVDA should also be noted by investors. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company’s business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 1% higher within the past month. NVDA currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Digging into valuation, NVDA currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 53.3. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry’s average Forward P/E of 29.47.
We can also see that NVDA currently has a PEG ratio of 2.92. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company’s expected earnings growth rate into account. NVDA’s industry had an average PEG ratio of 3.04 as of yesterday’s close.
The Semiconductor – General industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 232, putting it in the bottom 10% of all 250+ industries.
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