NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.080-1.120 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.940. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.5 billion-$4.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.5 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence also updated its Q3 2026 guidance to 0.220-0.240 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NIQ has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $18.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $13.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. BMO Capital Markets reduced 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $24.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NIQ Global Intelligence has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $17.58.

NIQ Global Intelligence Price Performance

NIQ Global Intelligence stock traded down $0.08 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $11.60. 2,161,069 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,436,727. The company has a market cap of $3.42 billion and a P/E ratio of -9.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $9.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $11.04. NIQ Global Intelligence has a 52-week low of $7.93 and a 52-week high of $18.70.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.04. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 10.30% and a negative net margin of 7.78%.NIQ Global Intelligence has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.080-1.120 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.220-0.240 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at NIQ Global Intelligence

In related news, insider James M. Peck purchased 118,625 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The stock was acquired at an average price 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 approximately $3,580,077.69. This represents a 38.76% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 3.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of NIQ Global Intelligence

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its position in NIQ Global Intelligence by 141.8% in the 4th quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 24,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $411,000 after buying an additional 14,603 shares during the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund purchased a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the fourth quarter worth approximately $350,000. Cerity Partners LLC bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $290,000. Millennium Management LLC bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter valued at approximately $393,000. Finally, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter worth approximately $398,000.

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.