Investors Purchase High Volume of NiCE Call Options (NASDAQ:NICE)

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Traders purchased 12,481 call options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 896% compared to the typical daily volume of 1,253 call options.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Manchester Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in NiCE in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of NiCE in the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC bought a new stake in shares of NiCE in the 2nd quarter valued at $40,000. Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of NiCE in the 1st quarter valued at $44,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in NiCE during the 2nd quarter worth $65,000. Institutional investors own 63.34% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on NICE. Zacks Research raised NiCE from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of NiCE in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Citizens Jmp decreased their price target on NiCE from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on NiCE from $148.00 to $130.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, DA Davidson raised NiCE from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $131.17.

NiCE Price Performance

Shares of NICE stock traded up $2.00 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $86.06. The company had a trading volume of 268,820 shares, compared to its average volume of 783,269. The company has a 50 day moving average of $95.13 and a 200 day moving average of $106.50. The firm has a market cap of $5.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.78. NiCE has a 1-year low of $83.10 and a 1-year high of $175.00.

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $2.64 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.52 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $768.62 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $760.94 million. NiCE had a return on equity of 17.42% and a net margin of 17.57%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.87 earnings per share. NiCE has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.980-11.180 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-2.700 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that NiCE will post 9.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.