Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) Receives $103.13 Consensus PT from Brokerages

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and fourteen have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $103.1333.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on NDAQ shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $108.00 target price on shares of Nasdaq in a report on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Nasdaq in a research report on Friday, January 9th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $120.00 price target (up previously from $115.00) on shares of Nasdaq in a research report on Monday, January 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Nasdaq from $100.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $115.00 target price (up from $114.00) on shares of Nasdaq in a research report on Friday, January 30th.

Nasdaq Stock Down 2.7%

Shares of NDAQ opened at $80.29 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $95.30 and its 200 day moving average is $92.42. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. Nasdaq has a 12-month low of $64.84 and a 12-month high of $101.79. The company has a market capitalization of $45.85 billion, a PE ratio of 25.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.02.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.04. Nasdaq had a net margin of 21.77% and a return on equity of 16.90%. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.37 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.76 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Nasdaq will post 3.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Nasdaq Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. Nasdaq’s payout ratio is presently 34.95%.

Key Headlines Impacting Nasdaq

Here are the key news stories impacting Nasdaq this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nasdaq launched the Nasdaq Private Capital™ Indexes—rules‑based benchmarks built from Nasdaq eVestment’s LP‑reported dataset (14,000+ funds, ~$11.4T AUM). The new suite extends Nasdaq’s Private Capital Solutions and can deepen data licensing, analytics and benchmarking revenue streams for institutional clients. Nasdaq Launches new Private Capital Indexes
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage and commentary are assessing whether the recent share pullback makes NDAQ a fair-value buying opportunity given its Q4 beats and strong free cash flow; this debate is keeping both value-focused buyers and cautious traders active. Is Nasdaq (NDAQ) Priced Fairly After Recent Share Price Pullback?
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and investors are also evaluating how the new private‑market indexes affect Nasdaq’s addressable market and long‑term growth profile; pieces exploring valuation vs. expanded data capabilities add nuance but don’t yet change near‑term guidance. Assessing Nasdaq (NDAQ) Valuation As New Private Capital Indexes Expand Data Capabilities
• Neutral Sentiment: Exchange data: end‑of‑month short interest in Nasdaq‑listed Global Market securities ticked higher in share count but days‑to‑cover fell to ~2.58 — a modest change that signals elevated trading activity but not an outsized short squeeze risk. Nasdaq Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions
• Negative Sentiment: Several trade/market commentary pieces note NDAQ is off its highs (~double-digit percentage decline since earnings) despite strong FCF and a straightforward beat — that divergence is encouraging options‑based income plays but reflects near‑term investor skepticism and selling pressure. Nasdaq, Inc. Stock Is Off Its Highs, Despite Strong Results – Short Put Plays Work Here

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Adena T. Friedman sold 300,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.91, for a total transaction of $29,073,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,924,903 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $186,542,349.73. This trade represents a 13.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP John Zecca sold 4,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.01, for a total value of $450,045.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 125,674 shares in the company, valued at $12,568,656.74. This trade represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 604,500 shares of company stock valued at $58,440,045 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NDAQ. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its stake in Nasdaq by 33.5% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 27,274,620 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,438,897,000 after acquiring an additional 6,840,735 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Nasdaq during the 4th quarter worth about $530,100,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Nasdaq by 6.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 59,648,406 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,275,902,000 after purchasing an additional 3,848,406 shares during the period. Neuberger Berman Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Nasdaq by 261.7% in the 2nd quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 2,690,186 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $240,556,000 after purchasing an additional 1,946,479 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Nasdaq by 4,365.0% in the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,641,123 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $146,749,000 after purchasing an additional 1,604,368 shares in the last quarter. 72.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Nasdaq Company Profile

Nasdaq, Inc is a global financial technology company that operates one of the world’s leading electronic securities exchanges and provides a broad array of products and services to capital markets participants. Its core activities include operating the Nasdaq Stock Market and other trading venues, developing and supplying market technology and matching engines to exchanges and trading firms, licensing market data and indices, and offering clearing, trade execution and post-trade solutions. The company also provides market surveillance, risk management and regulatory technology used by exchanges and regulators.

Founded in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) as the first electronic stock market, Nasdaq has evolved into a diversified marketplace and technology provider.