Nvidia (NVDA) closed the most recent trading day at $176.74, moving +1.87% from the previous trading session. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.02%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.14%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.33%.
Coming into today, shares of the maker of graphics chips for gaming and artificial intelligence had gained 9.98% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 6.31%, while the S&P 500 gained 4.93%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Nvidia in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on August 27, 2025. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $1, signifying a 47.06% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $45.85 billion, indicating a 52.61% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $4.26 per share and a revenue of $198.42 billion, indicating changes of +42.47% and +52.05%, respectively, from the former year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Nvidia. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.46% higher. At present, Nvidia boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
From a valuation perspective, Nvidia is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 40.74. This expresses a premium compared to the average Forward P/E of 34.91 of its industry.
Meanwhile, NVDA's PEG ratio is currently 1.44. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. As the market closed yesterday, the Semiconductor - General industry was having an average PEG ratio of 2.35.
The Semiconductor - General industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 94, finds itself in the top 39% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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