NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) Receives $17.58 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $17.5769.

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $14.00 price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC cut their target price on 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.

NIQ Global Intelligence Trading Up 3.3%

Shares of NYSE NIQ opened at $10.77 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $9.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.46. NIQ Global Intelligence has a 1-year low of $7.93 and a 1-year high of $19.88. 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 has a market cap of $3.18 billion and a PE ratio of -8.55.

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

Insider Activity at NIQ Global Intelligence

In related news, insider James M. Peck purchased 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, with a total value of $1,000,008.75. Following the purchase, the insider directly owned 424,683 shares in the company, valued at $3,580,077.69. The trade was a 38.76% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 3.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NIQ Global Intelligence

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. SurgoCap Partners LP acquired a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter worth $91,971,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter worth about $78,791,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter worth about $49,891,000. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc acquired a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 4th quarter valued at about $46,840,000. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,303,000.

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.