Wall Street expects Nvidia to deliver $4.02 in earnings per share during fiscal 2026, which places its stock at a forward P/E ratio of just 28.7. From that perspective, it actually looks quite cheap!

The high-flying AI chip superstar seemed to run out of gas in the fiscal 2025 second-quarter earnings report it released on Aug. 28. While the company beat estimates on the top and bottom lines, the differences were narrower than investors were used to, and guidance was also less impressive than some had hoped.

It’s Fed decision day—and it'll be difficult for the chip maker's shares to make gains until investors have more clarity about the central bank's next move.

Analysts are expecting Nvidia stock to head higher in the next 12 months. The company's solid moat in the AI chip market could ensure healthy levels of growth in the coming year. Nvidia's improving earnings projections indicate that the chipmaker could indeed head higher and deliver robust gains over the next year.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been the stock everyone is talking about for quite some time -- and for good reason. The company dominates the artificial intelligence (AI) chip niche with a market share of about 80%,