NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $19.17 According to Analysts

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation, seven have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $19.17.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 1st. Zacks Research raised shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Thursday, September 17th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $21.00 price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Friday, September 18th.

Institutional Trading of NIQ Global Intelligence

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NIQ. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 271.3% in the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 585,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,660,000 after purchasing an additional 428,019 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in NIQ Global Intelligence by 67.0% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 715,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,140,000 after purchasing an additional 287,129 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in NIQ Global Intelligence by 52.2% during the 1st quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 531,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,040,000 after purchasing an additional 182,300 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its holdings in NIQ Global Intelligence by 209.6% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 266,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,491,000 after purchasing an additional 180,372 shares during the period. Finally, LB Partners LLC increased its holdings in NIQ Global Intelligence by 63.3% during the 1st quarter. LB Partners LLC now owns 399,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,545,000 after purchasing an additional 155,000 shares during the period.

NIQ Global Intelligence Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE NIQ opened at $20.01 on Monday. NIQ Global Intelligence has a fifty-two week low of $7.93 and a fifty-two week high of $20.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.09. The company has a market cap of $5.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -16.40 and a beta of -0.08. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $18.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $13.10.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.12 billion during 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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current year.

NIQ Global Intelligence Company Profile

NIQ Global Intelligence, formerly known as NielsenIQ, is a global consumer intelligence and market measurement company. It provides data, analytics and technology that help consumer packaged goods manufacturers, retailers and other businesses understand purchasing behavior, monitor market performance and make informed decisions about products, pricing, distribution and marketing.

The company’s offerings include retail measurement, consumer purchasing and panel data, market research, assortment and pricing analytics, and software-based tools for evaluating sales and consumer trends.