NVIDIA Corporation NVDA was declining about 3% on Wednesday ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter earnings print, set to be released after the market closes.
When Nvidia printed a third-quarter earnings beat on Nov. 21, the stock closed down 2.46% the following day and subsequently entered a slight downtrend until bottoming out at the $450.10 mark on Dec. 4, where the stock began to surge into a steep uptrend.
For that quarter, Nvidia reported earnings per share of $4.02 on revenues of $18.12 billion, exceeding a consensus estimate of EPS of $3.36 on revenues of $16.12 billion.
For the fourth quarter, analysts, on average, estimate Nvidia will report earnings per share of $4.53 on revenues of $20.24 billion. Traders and investors will also be paying attention to how Nvidia guides its earnings for the next quarter and how it plans to continue harnessing opportunities in its AI applications.
Ahead of the print, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst CJ Muse reiterated an Overweight rating on Nvidia and maintained a price target of $775. Rosenblatt analyst Hans Mosesmann also weighed in on the stock, reiterating a Buy rating on Nvidia and a price target of $1,100.
From a technical analysis perspective, Nvidia looks neutral heading into the event, having negated its uptrend but working to print an inverted hammer candlestick on the daily chart.
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The Nvidia Chart: Nivida negated its uptrend on Tuesday by forming a lower low under the Feb. 13 higher low of $696.20. The sharp drop on Tuesday and on Wednesday may have been caused by the double top Nvidia formed on Feb. 12 and Feb. 16 at the all-time high of $746.11.
- On Wednesday, Nvidia was attempting to hold support above the 21-day EMA, while printing an inverted hammer candlestick. An inverted hammer candlestick can indicate the local bottom has occurred and a bounce is on the horizon.
- The lower prices over the last two trading days have helped to drop Nvidia’s relative strength index (RSI) down from overbought territory to about 55%. When a stock’s RSI is measuring near the 50% mark, it indicates that there’s room for the share price to move in either direction over the short term.
- Bullish traders want to see Nvidia receive a bullish reaction to its earnings print and for the stock to rise up to form a new all-time high, which would suggest the recent downturn was a bear trap. Bearish traders want to see Nvidia suffer a bearish reaction to the news and for the stock to drop under the 21-day EMA, which could accelerate downside pressure.
- Nvidia has resistance above at $696.20 and at $746.11 and support below at $634.93 and at $608.50.
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