NIQ Global Intelligence plc $NIQ is LB Partners LLC’s 8th Largest Position

LB Partners LLC boosted its stake in NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) by 63.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 399,700 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 155,000 shares during the quarter. NIQ Global Intelligence makes up about 4.1% of LB Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest position. LB Partners LLC’s holdings in NIQ Global Intelligence were worth $4,545,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advent International L.P. purchased a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter worth $2,345,270,000. SurgoCap Partners LP purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the third quarter valued at $91,971,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter valued at $78,791,000. Vanguard Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter valued at $63,188,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter valued at $49,891,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $14.00 price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research note on Friday, May 15th. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $24.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. Citigroup cut their price objective 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, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $13.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Twelve 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 MarketBeat.com, NIQ Global Intelligence presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $17.58.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider James M. Peck purchased 118,625 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $8.43 per share, with a total value of $1,000,008.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 424,683 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,580,077.69. This trade represents a 38.76% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Performance

NYSE NIQ opened at $9.59 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $9.19 and its 200 day moving average price is $12.09. 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 plc has a twelve month low of $7.93 and a twelve month high of $20.39. The company has a market capitalization of $2.83 billion and a PE ratio of -7.61.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last posted 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 company had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, research analysts predict that NIQ Global Intelligence plc will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current year.

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.