NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) shares reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $7.93 and last traded at $8.0450, with a volume of 310781 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $8.17.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on NIQ. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $14.00 price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $13.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.50 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NIQ Global Intelligence currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $17.58.

NIQ Global Intelligence Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $2.45 billion and a P/E ratio of -6.58. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01. The business’s 50 day moving average is $9.59 and its 200-day moving average is $12.50.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.05. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 10.30% and a negative net margin of 7.78%.The firm had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence’s revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts predict that NIQ Global Intelligence plc will post 0.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at NIQ Global Intelligence

In other NIQ Global Intelligence news, insider James M. Peck acquired 118,625 shares of NIQ Global Intelligence stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $8.43 per share, with a total value of $1,000,008.75. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 424,683 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,580,077.69. This represents a 38.76% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 3.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NIQ. Clearstead Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $76,000. Finally, Tactive Advisors LLC bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $168,000.

About NIQ Global Intelligence

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.