NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.04 EPS

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The computer hardware maker reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.04, Briefing.com reports. The business had revenue of $30.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $28.74 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 110.60% and a net margin of 53.40%. NVIDIA’s quarterly revenue was up 122.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.25 earnings per share. NVIDIA updated its Q3 2025 guidance to EPS.

NVIDIA Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NVDA traded up $0.34 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $117.93. The stock had a trading volume of 166,127,734 shares, compared to its average volume of 443,112,063. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $120.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $102.70. The company has a market capitalization of $2.90 trillion, a P/E ratio of 69.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.68. NVIDIA has a fifty-two week low of $39.23 and a fifty-two week high of $140.76. The company has a quick ratio of 3.14, a current ratio of 3.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.

NVIDIA Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 12th will be given a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 12th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.03%. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 2.34%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Raymond James raised their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on NVIDIA from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 23rd. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $120.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Bank of America lifted their price target on NVIDIA from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $120.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, NVIDIA presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $142.10.

NVIDIA declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, August 28th that authorizes the company to repurchase $50.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the computer hardware maker to buy up to 1.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity at NVIDIA

In related news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 385,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $130.74, for a total transaction of $50,334,900.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 9,141,240 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,195,125,717.60. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 120,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.74, for a total value of $15,448,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 81,358,830 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,474,135,774.20. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 385,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $130.74, for a total value of $50,334,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 9,141,240 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,195,125,717.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 4,021,333 shares of company stock valued at $599,173,182 over the last ninety days. 4.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NVIDIA

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of NVDA. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in NVIDIA in the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. increased its stake in NVIDIA by 1,900.0% in the 2nd quarter. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. now owns 200 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 190 shares during the period. FPC Investment Advisory Inc. bought a new position in NVIDIA in the first quarter worth approximately $26,000. CGC Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of NVIDIA during the second quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. purchased a new stake in shares of NVIDIA during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. 65.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

NVIDIA Company Profile

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.