NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Upgraded by Zacks Research to “Strong-Buy” Rating

Zacks Research upgraded shares of NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note released on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $18.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, NIQ Global Intelligence presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $16.61.

NIQ Global Intelligence Price Performance

Shares of NYSE NIQ opened at $18.82 on Thursday. NIQ Global Intelligence has a twelve month low of $7.93 and a twelve month high of $18.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01. The company has a market capitalization of $5.55 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.43. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $11.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.04.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence had a negative net margin of 8.01% and a positive return on equity of 14.84%. NIQ Global Intelligence has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.080-1.120 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.220-0.240 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of NIQ Global Intelligence

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. SurgoCap Partners LP purchased a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter valued at approximately $91,971,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $78,791,000. UBS Group AG lifted its position in NIQ Global Intelligence by 77.1% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,725,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,432,000 after buying an additional 1,622,238 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. boosted its stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 76.8% during the 4th quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 3,253,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,644,000 after buying an additional 1,413,343 shares during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter valued at $49,891,000.

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.