NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation, seven have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $18.50.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 28th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th.

NIQ Global Intelligence Trading Down 2.6%

NIQ Global Intelligence stock opened at $18.34 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.41 billion, a PE ratio of -15.03 and a beta of -0.24. NIQ Global Intelligence has a 12-month low of $7.93 and a 12-month high of $19.69.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.11 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 14.84% and a negative net margin of 8.01%.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, equities research analysts expect that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of NIQ Global Intelligence

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. SurgoCap Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the third quarter worth about $91,971,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $78,791,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. acquired a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $49,891,000. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc purchased a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,840,000. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter valued at $37,303,000.

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.