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Shares of Nvidia (NVDA - Free Report) have slipped since the company reported strong first quarter financial results on May 10. This slight post-earnings dip might present investors the best chance to buy Nvidia stock at this price for some time. Let’s take a look why.
Q1
To briefly recap Nvidia’s first quarter, the company’s adjusted earnings skyrocketed 141% from the year-ago period to $2.05 per share. Meanwhile, the Santa Clara, California-based tech power’s revenues soared 66% to $3.21 billion. Furthermore, Nvidia’s crucial Gaming revenues popped 68% to touch $1.72 billion.
Future
Looking quickly ahead, Nvidia is projected to report second-quarter revenues of $3.11 billion, based on our current Zacks Consensus Estimates. This would mark over a 39% climb from the prior-year quarter. For the full-year, Nvidia’s revenues are expected to surge nearly 36% to touch $13.18 billion.
Moving on to the opposite end of the income statement, Nvidia’s bottom line is projected to expand by more than 81% in the second quarter to reach $1.83 per share. This outsized growth is expected to continue for the full-year, with Nvidia’s earnings projected to soar just over 60% to reach $7.90 per share.
Price Movement
On top of Nvidia’s strong first quarter and its impressive growth outlook, investors will want to take a quick glance to see how its stock has performed recently.
Shares of Nvidia have soared nearly 79% during the last year, which crushes the S&P 500’s 13.5% climb. Nvidia’s performance also outpaces its industry’s roughly 56% growth. For reference, Nvidia’s industry includes the likes of Texas Instruments (TXN - Free Report) and Intel (INTC - Free Report) . NVDA looks even better against the broader semiconductor market’s roughly 36% climb.
Jumping back over the last three years, Nvidia’s shares have skyrocketed 1,085% as its GPUs become more and more important in the multibillion-dollar gaming industry, data centers, and more. But even in the near-term, Nvidia’s stock price performance looks strong. Shares of NVDA have climbed nearly 28% since the start of the year, against its industry 18% climb and the S&P 500’s 2% expansion.
Despite Nvidia’s insane run of success and strong first quarter, shares of Nvidia closed Wednesday at $247.54 per share, which sits roughly 5% below its 52-week high of $260.50 per share.
Valuation
Now that we have looked at Nvidia’s recent quarterly performance and stock price movement, let’s get a feel for its current valuation picture. Coming into Thursday, Nvidia stock was trading at 34.7X forward 12-month Zacks Consensus EPS estimates, which marks a significant premium compared to its industry’s 18.3X and the S&P 500’s 16.9X.
But, Nvidia investors understand that the stock is a growth play at the moment and are likely not concerned about the company’s current valuation picture, especially considering its massive climb over the last several years. With that said, NVDA has traded as high as 57.4X forward 12-month earnings estimates over the last year, with a one-year median of 45.6X.
As investors can see, Nvidia stock is currently trading just above its year-long low and well below its high and median. Therefore, investors should be able to say with some confidence that Nvidia stock is not expensive at the moment. To some, Nvidia’s valuation might even appear rather attractive at its current level.
Bottom Line
Nvidia is currently a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and sports an “A” grade for growth in our Style Scores system. Investors should also be pleased to note that Nvidia has received 11 earnings estimate revisions for its second quarter, with 100% agreement to the upside, all within the last 30 days. During this same timeframe, NVDA earned 12 full-year revisions, with the same 100% upside agreement.
Lastly, aside from data centers and gaming, Nvidia is ready to benefit from its presence in booming growth industries from artificial intelligence to self-driving vehicles.
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Why Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Is a Strong Buy
Shares of Nvidia (NVDA - Free Report) have slipped since the company reported strong first quarter financial results on May 10. This slight post-earnings dip might present investors the best chance to buy Nvidia stock at this price for some time. Let’s take a look why.
Q1
To briefly recap Nvidia’s first quarter, the company’s adjusted earnings skyrocketed 141% from the year-ago period to $2.05 per share. Meanwhile, the Santa Clara, California-based tech power’s revenues soared 66% to $3.21 billion. Furthermore, Nvidia’s crucial Gaming revenues popped 68% to touch $1.72 billion.
Future
Looking quickly ahead, Nvidia is projected to report second-quarter revenues of $3.11 billion, based on our current Zacks Consensus Estimates. This would mark over a 39% climb from the prior-year quarter. For the full-year, Nvidia’s revenues are expected to surge nearly 36% to touch $13.18 billion.
Moving on to the opposite end of the income statement, Nvidia’s bottom line is projected to expand by more than 81% in the second quarter to reach $1.83 per share. This outsized growth is expected to continue for the full-year, with Nvidia’s earnings projected to soar just over 60% to reach $7.90 per share.
Price Movement
On top of Nvidia’s strong first quarter and its impressive growth outlook, investors will want to take a quick glance to see how its stock has performed recently.
Shares of Nvidia have soared nearly 79% during the last year, which crushes the S&P 500’s 13.5% climb. Nvidia’s performance also outpaces its industry’s roughly 56% growth. For reference, Nvidia’s industry includes the likes of Texas Instruments (TXN - Free Report) and Intel (INTC - Free Report) . NVDA looks even better against the broader semiconductor market’s roughly 36% climb.
Jumping back over the last three years, Nvidia’s shares have skyrocketed 1,085% as its GPUs become more and more important in the multibillion-dollar gaming industry, data centers, and more. But even in the near-term, Nvidia’s stock price performance looks strong. Shares of NVDA have climbed nearly 28% since the start of the year, against its industry 18% climb and the S&P 500’s 2% expansion.
Despite Nvidia’s insane run of success and strong first quarter, shares of Nvidia closed Wednesday at $247.54 per share, which sits roughly 5% below its 52-week high of $260.50 per share.
Valuation
Now that we have looked at Nvidia’s recent quarterly performance and stock price movement, let’s get a feel for its current valuation picture. Coming into Thursday, Nvidia stock was trading at 34.7X forward 12-month Zacks Consensus EPS estimates, which marks a significant premium compared to its industry’s 18.3X and the S&P 500’s 16.9X.
But, Nvidia investors understand that the stock is a growth play at the moment and are likely not concerned about the company’s current valuation picture, especially considering its massive climb over the last several years. With that said, NVDA has traded as high as 57.4X forward 12-month earnings estimates over the last year, with a one-year median of 45.6X.
As investors can see, Nvidia stock is currently trading just above its year-long low and well below its high and median. Therefore, investors should be able to say with some confidence that Nvidia stock is not expensive at the moment. To some, Nvidia’s valuation might even appear rather attractive at its current level.
Bottom Line
Nvidia is currently a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and sports an “A” grade for growth in our Style Scores system. Investors should also be pleased to note that Nvidia has received 11 earnings estimate revisions for its second quarter, with 100% agreement to the upside, all within the last 30 days. During this same timeframe, NVDA earned 12 full-year revisions, with the same 100% upside agreement.
Lastly, aside from data centers and gaming, Nvidia is ready to benefit from its presence in booming growth industries from artificial intelligence to self-driving vehicles.
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Zacks EVP Kevin Matras believes this familiar stock has only just begun its climb to become one of the greatest investments of all time. It’s a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in pure genius.
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