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

Shares of NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities 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 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $17.5769.

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

Insider Activity

In related news, insider James M. Peck acquired 118,625 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $8.43 per share, for a total transaction of $1,000,008.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 424,683 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,580,077.69. The trade was a 38.76% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 3.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NIQ Global Intelligence

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in NIQ Global Intelligence by 3.4% in the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 28,734 shares of the company’s stock valued at $327,000 after buying an additional 948 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 21,884 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,000 after acquiring an additional 1,815 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 401,952 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,628,000 after acquiring an additional 1,952 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at about $44,000.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Performance

NIQ Global Intelligence stock opened at $10.65 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $9.14 and a 200-day moving average of $11.51. NIQ Global Intelligence has a 1 year low of $7.93 and a 1 year high of $20.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. The company has a market capitalization of $3.14 billion and a P/E ratio of -8.46.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.05 billion. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, equities research analysts predict that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current 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.