NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) Issues Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) updated its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.450-2.550 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.760. The company issued revenue guidance of $755.0 million-$765.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $779.4 million. NiCE also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 10.850-11.050 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on NICE shares. DA Davidson decreased their price objective on NiCE from $150.00 to $130.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of NiCE in a report on Monday, December 29th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of NiCE from $209.00 to $211.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NiCE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on shares of NiCE from $200.00 to $165.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $154.75.

NiCE Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NICE opened at $111.55 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $111.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $124.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.68, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.96. NiCE has a one year low of $94.65 and a one year high of $180.61.

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The technology company reported $3.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $786.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $779.95 million. NiCE had a net margin of 19.48% and a return on equity of 17.71%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.02 earnings per share. NiCE has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.850-11.050 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.450-2.550 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that NiCE will post 9.85 EPS for the current year.

NiCE declared that its board has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, February 19th that permits the company to repurchase $600.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the technology company to repurchase up to 9.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Key Stories Impacting NiCE

Here are the key news stories impacting NiCE this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Board approves $600 million share repurchase (up to ~9.6% of shares outstanding), signaling management views the stock as undervalued and returning cash to shareholders. RTT News
• Positive Sentiment: Full‑year 2026 EPS guidance of $10.85–$11.05 tops consensus (~$10.32), indicating confidence in longer‑term profitability despite near‑term weakness. Press Release
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 results: EPS $3.24 (beat by $0.01) and revenue $786.5M (beat estimates), with revenue +9% YoY and cloud revenue +14% — solid execution but not a blowout. Earnings Deck/Call
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/earnings commentary and transcript provide color on customer demand, margin drivers and cloud growth; useful for modeling but not new headline changes. Earnings Call Transcript Zacks Analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Q1 2026 guidance came in below Street expectations: EPS $2.45–2.55 vs. consensus ~$2.76 and revenue guide below consensus — a near‑term headwind that can pressure the stock until early results/calls. Press Release

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in NICE. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NiCE by 14.3% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 845 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $96,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its holdings in shares of NiCE by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 11,276 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,633,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC purchased a new position in NiCE in the 2nd quarter worth $40,000. Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in NiCE by 16.3% in the third quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 1,923 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $278,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in NiCE by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 13,179 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,490,000 after buying an additional 367 shares during the period. 63.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NiCE Company Profile

NiCE Ltd is a global software provider specializing in solutions for customer engagement, financial crime prevention, public safety, workforce optimization and border security. Its product offerings include cloud-native and on-premises platforms that leverage advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and automation to help organizations enhance customer experiences, streamline operations and ensure regulatory compliance. NiCE’s portfolio addresses the needs of contact centers, financial institutions, government agencies and enterprises across a broad range of industries.

In customer engagement, NiCE delivers tools for omnichannel interaction management, real-time and historical analytics, workforce management, and quality management.