NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and twelve have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $17.5769.

Several research analysts recently issued reports on NIQ shares. Needham & Company LLC cut their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $21.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $13.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $18.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $14.00 price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Friday, May 15th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider James M. Peck bought 118,625 shares of NIQ Global Intelligence stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $8.43 per share, for a total transaction of $1,000,008.75. Following the acquisition, the insider owned 424,683 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,580,077.69. This trade represents a 38.76% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NIQ Global Intelligence

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 67.0% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 715,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,140,000 after buying an additional 287,129 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 1st quarter worth approximately $280,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its holdings in NIQ Global Intelligence by 271.3% in the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 585,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,660,000 after acquiring an additional 428,019 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in NIQ Global Intelligence by 52.2% in the 1st quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 531,216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,040,000 after acquiring an additional 182,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the 1st quarter worth $370,000.

NIQ Global Intelligence Price Performance

Shares of NYSE NIQ opened at $8.35 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $10.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $13.16. NIQ Global Intelligence has a 52 week low of $8.05 and a 52 week high of $20.39. The stock has a market cap of $2.46 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.62.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.05. NIQ Global Intelligence had a negative net margin of 7.78% and a positive return on equity of 10.30%. The company had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. The company’s revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. NIQ Global Intelligence has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.950-0.990 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.190-0.21 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NIQ Global Intelligence Company Profile

Nuveen Intermediate Duration Quality Municipal Term Fund is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments Inc The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. It invests into public fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies that are operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in municipal securities that are exempt from federal income taxes, and seeks to maintain a portfolio with an intermediate effective duration of between 3 and 10 years, including the effects of leverage.