NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) Receives $17.58 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $17.5769.

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on shares of 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 lowered their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $14.00 target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a report on Friday, May 15th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.50 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th.

Insider Buying and Selling at NIQ Global Intelligence

In other news, insider James M. Peck purchased 118,625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $8.43 per share, with a total value of $1,000,008.75. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider owned 424,683 shares in the company, valued at $3,580,077.69. This trade represents a 38.76% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the fourth quarter worth $9,891,000. UBS Group AG increased its holdings in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 77.1% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,725,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,432,000 after purchasing an additional 1,622,238 shares during the period. Gabelli Funds LLC increased its holdings in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 17.9% in the fourth quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 472,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,783,000 after purchasing an additional 71,762 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the third quarter worth $63,188,000. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers bought a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the third quarter worth $597,000.

NIQ Global Intelligence Trading Up 2.8%

Shares of NIQ stock opened at $8.45 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $12.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. NIQ Global Intelligence has a 1 year low of $7.93 and a 1 year high of $20.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.49 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.71.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last issued its earnings results 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. The business’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, analysts anticipate 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.