NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Shares Up 7.5% – Still a Buy?

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ)’s share price was up 7.5% on Friday . The company traded as high as $8.53 and last traded at $8.57. 219,663 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 84% from the average session volume of 1,406,963 shares. The stock had previously closed at $7.97.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on NIQ shares. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $13.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $18.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $14.00 price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $17.58.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.53 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.80. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $9.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $12.27.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.05. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 10.30% and a negative net margin of 7.78%.The business had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.05 billion. The business’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. As a group, analysts anticipate that NIQ Global Intelligence plc will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at NIQ Global Intelligence

In other news, insider James M. Peck bought 118,625 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $8.43 per share, with a total value of $1,000,008.75. Following the acquisition, the insider owned 424,683 shares in the company, valued at $3,580,077.69. This trade represents a 38.76% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NIQ Global Intelligence

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Advent International L.P. acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,345,270,000. SurgoCap Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter valued at $91,971,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the third quarter valued at about $78,791,000. Vanguard Group Inc. acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the third quarter worth about $63,188,000. Finally, DNB Asset Management AS acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the third quarter worth about $58,719,000.

About NIQ Global Intelligence

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.