BMO Capital Markets Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Stock

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) had its target price increased by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $20.00 to $22.00 in a research report issued on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. BMO Capital Markets’ price objective suggests a potential upside of 19.79% from the company’s previous close.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on NIQ Global Intelligence from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $13.00 to $16.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $21.00 price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a report on Friday, September 18th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. One equities research 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $19.17.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Performance

Shares of NIQ stock traded up $0.20 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $18.36. 257,518 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,449,442. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $5.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.06 and a beta of -0.08. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $17.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $12.59. NIQ Global Intelligence has a 52-week low of $7.93 and a 52-week high of $19.69.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.07. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 14.84% and a negative net margin of 8.01%. The business had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.11 billion. 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. Research analysts predict that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Alamut Investment Management LLP grew its holdings in NIQ Global Intelligence by 68.3% during the 4th quarter. Alamut Investment Management LLP now owns 1,918,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,637,000 after buying an additional 778,674 shares in the last quarter. Governors Lane LP lifted its holdings in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 76.9% in the fourth quarter. Governors Lane LP now owns 1,000,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,490,000 after buying an additional 434,667 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 287,129 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted 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 worth $6,660,000 after buying an additional 428,019 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 52.2% in the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 531,216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,040,000 after acquiring an additional 182,300 shares during the period.

NIQ Global Intelligence Company Profile

NIQ Global Intelligence, formerly known as NielsenIQ, is a global consumer intelligence and market measurement company. It provides retailers, consumer packaged goods manufacturers and other businesses with data and analytics intended to help them understand consumer behavior, evaluate product performance and make decisions about pricing, assortment, distribution and marketing.

The company collects and analyzes retail sales, consumer purchasing and market data across categories such as food, beverages, household products, health and beauty, and other consumer goods.