Cantor Fitzgerald Has Negative View of NiCE FY2026 Earnings

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) – Stock analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their FY2026 earnings estimates for NiCE in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst T. Blakey now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $9.25 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $11.32. Cantor Fitzgerald has a “Neutral” rating and a $133.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for NiCE’s current full-year earnings is $9.85 per share.

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 13th. The technology company reported $3.18 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.17 by $0.01. NiCE had a net margin of 18.92% and a return on equity of 17.43%. The firm had revenue of $732.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $728.07 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.88 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. NiCE has set its FY 2025 guidance at 12.180-12.320 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on NICE. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on NiCE from $152.00 to $136.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. DA Davidson dropped their target price on NiCE from $150.00 to $130.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Mizuho decreased their price target on NiCE from $185.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen raised NiCE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities lowered their price target on NiCE from $190.00 to $175.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, NiCE has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $170.54.

NiCE Stock Down 0.0%

NASDAQ:NICE traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $101.59. 189,228 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 601,346. NiCE has a twelve month low of $99.12 and a twelve month high of $193.52. The business has a 50-day moving average of $135.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $149.92. The company has a market capitalization of $6.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.11, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.98.

Institutional Trading of NiCE

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Morningstar Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in NiCE in the third quarter valued at $5,182,000. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co raised its stake in shares of NiCE by 11.2% during the third quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 125,795 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $18,406,000 after purchasing an additional 12,641 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its holdings in shares of NiCE by 16.1% during the third quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 37,553 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,437,000 after purchasing an additional 5,201 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in NiCE in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,652,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its position in NiCE by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 11,276 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,633,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.34% of the company’s stock.

NiCE Company Profile

NiCE Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud platforms for AI-driven digital business solutions worldwide. It offers CXone, a cloud native open platform; Enlighten, an AI engine for the customer engagement market; and smart self-service enables organizations to address consumers’ needs; and journey orchestration solutions that empower organizations to connect and route customers to deal with the customer’s request, and connects them using real-time AI-based routing.