WINTON GROUP Ltd Makes New $1.42 Million Investment in NIQ Global Intelligence plc $NIQ

WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 86,061 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,419,000.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of NIQ. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $55,000. Rhumbline Advisers acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the third quarter valued at approximately $597,000. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter valued at approximately $9,249,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter valued at approximately $251,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter worth $63,188,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have weighed in on NIQ. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on 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. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on NIQ Global Intelligence from $18.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $21.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.50 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NIQ Global Intelligence has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $17.58.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Down 0.8%

NIQ Global Intelligence stock opened at $8.29 on Tuesday. NIQ Global Intelligence plc has a 52 week low of $7.93 and a 52 week high of $20.39. The stock has a market cap of $2.45 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.58. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $10.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $12.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.05 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence had a negative net margin of 7.78% and a positive return on equity of 10.30%. NIQ Global Intelligence’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, analysts expect that NIQ Global Intelligence plc will post 0.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NIQ Global Intelligence news, insider James M. Peck purchased 118,625 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 acquisition, the insider owned 424,683 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,580,077.69. The trade was a 38.76% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

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.