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Why Nvidia (NVDA) Dipped More Than Broader Market Today

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Nvidia (NVDA - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $199.88, moving -1.08% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.64%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.59%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.59%.

The maker of graphics chips for gaming and artificial intelligence's shares have seen an increase of 15.04% over the last month, surpassing the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 13.17% and the S&P 500's gain of 9.33%.

Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Nvidia in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to go public on May 20, 2026. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at $1.77, signifying a 118.52% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $78.75 billion, up 78.73% from the year-ago period.

Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $8.06 per share and revenue of $353.27 billion. These totals would mark changes of +68.97% and +63.6%, respectively, from last year.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Nvidia. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.

Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 1.41% higher. Nvidia presently features a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

From a valuation perspective, Nvidia is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 25.07. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 39.96, so one might conclude that Nvidia is trading at a discount comparatively.

We can also see that NVDA currently has a PEG ratio of 0.64. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. As of the close of trade yesterday, the Semiconductor - General industry held an average PEG ratio of 2.12.

The Semiconductor - General industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 40, which puts it in the top 17% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.

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