Nvidia Stock Hit Record Highs on Huang’s China Visit. Q1 Earnings Could Take NVDA Even Higher.

Nvidia (NVDA) stock hit a record high on May 14 amid reports that the company has received approval to sell its H200 chips to 10 Chinese firms, including Alibaba (BABA), which has developed its own artificial intelligence (AI) chips. At $5.46 trillion today, Nvidia’s market capitalization is on its way to approaching the $6 trillion mark. If Nvidia can achieve that feat, it would become the first company to do so, repeating the success it saw as the first-ever company to hit a market cap of $4 trillion and later $5 trillion.

Meanwhile, Nvidia will report fiscal first-quarter 2027 earnings on May 20 after the market close. Let's take a closer look and gauge whether NVDA stock can continue to rally following the Q1 confessional.

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Nvidia's Q1 Earnings Estimates

Analysts expect Nvidia to report revenue of $79.2 billion in Q1, which would mark a year-over-year (YOY) rise of nearly 80%. This estimate is higher than even the top end of Nvidia’s outlook, which is unsurprising as the company invariably beats its guidance. Notably, when Nvidia provided Q1 guidance during the fiscal Q4 2026 earnings call, it was ahead of even the most bullish projections.

As for earnings, analysts are modeling for Q1 EPS to rise 121% YOY to $1.70 per share.

What Do Analysts Think of Nvidia Stock?

The sell-side analyst community is upbeat on Nvidia heading into earnings. Cantor Fitzgerald, UBS, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Susquehanna have all raised their price targets on NVDA stock ahead of the report.

Overall, Nvidia has a consensus “Strong Buy” rating from 49 analysts tracked by Barchart. The mean target price is $273.16, which implies roughly 23% potential upside from current levels.

Should You Buy Nvidia Stock?

While Nvidia pretty much had a home run in the AI chip market initially, the competitive pressure is rising. Hyperscalers like Amazon (AMZN) and Alphabet (GOOGL) are looking to sell their own chips to third parties. Citizens JMP expects Alphabet’s Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) sales to reach about $3 billion in 2026, then rise to $25 billion in 2027. Meanwhile, Amazon estimates that if its chip business were a standalone company, its annual revenue would be $50 billion. Elsewhere, Elon Musk has roped in Intel (INTC) as a partner for Terafab, a massive semiconductor project from Tesla (TSLA), SpaceX, and xAI.