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We look to the world's most valuable company.
Nvidia is set to unveil its latest quarterly earnings after US markets close at 8:00 PM UTC today.
As an update to what we shared on Monday, May 18th:
Nvidia's stock prices are forecasted to react with a 5.5% up/down move.
NOTE #1: Post-earnings targets, both upside and downside, in the above chart drawn since Mon, May 18th.
NOTE #2: You can trade Nvidia live during the earnings announcement, and for nearly-24 hours on weekdays.
NOTE #3: With a market cap of US$ 5.34 trillion (prior to US market open on Wed, May 20), the market's reaction to Nvidia's earnings can also move broader US stock indexes such as the S&P 500 (SP500) and Nasdaq 100 (NAS100).
Here's what markets are forecasting (pre-earnings) for Q1 FY2027 (Jan 26th - April 30th, 2026):
More importantly ...
Markets are eager to find out what CEO Jensen Huang and the rest of the Nvidia C-suite expect for its future earnings.
Here's what markets are forecasting (pre-earnings) for Q2 FY2027 (May-July 2026):
Should Nvidia hint of slowing earnings growth ahead, that could heap more downward pressure on its shares.
Nvidia has now beaten and raised guidance (outperformed market expectations) for 13 straight quarters!
It remains to be seen whether another beat-and-raise announcement overnight can help lift this stock (and other AI stocks) higher.
So far in 2026, this stock has "only" risen 18.3%, lagging behind other tech names such as Alphabet (+23%), AMD (+93%), or even Sandisk (+483%)!
Over the next 12 months, Wall Street analysts predict that Nvidia shares can rise a further 25.6% - and that's based on forecasts prior to today's earnings release.
Analysts are bound to revise their 12-month targets after the overnight announcement as well - though such revisions could be higher or lower.
Besides the earlier-mentioned numbers surrounding Q2 FY2027 and full-year earnings guidance:
Here's the current market backdrop, leading up to Nvidia's highly-anticipated earnings announcement
Bottom line: The backward-looking numbers are almost expected to be great.
The real question is what Jensen Huang says about the road ahead.
It remains to be seen whether Nvidia's earnings outlook can re-ignite the AI trade, despite the ongoing concerns surrounding surging bond yields / inflation stemming from higher oil prices due to the Iran war.
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