NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Price Target Lowered to $12.00 at Needham & Company LLC

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) had its price objective lowered by Needham & Company LLC from $21.00 to $12.00 in a research note released on Friday, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the stock.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on NIQ. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $21.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Robert W. Baird set a $20.00 price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wall Street Zen downgraded NIQ Global Intelligence from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.50 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $18.58.

NIQ Global Intelligence Trading Up 0.4%

NYSE NIQ opened at $8.23 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.43 billion and a P/E ratio of -6.53. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.41. NIQ Global Intelligence has a 12 month low of $8.06 and a 12 month high of $20.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.86.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.05 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 10.84% and a negative net margin of 7.78%.NIQ Global Intelligence’s revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. NIQ Global Intelligence has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.950-0.990 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.190-0.21 EPS. On average, analysts predict that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of NIQ Global Intelligence

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advent International L.P. bought a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,345,270,000. SurgoCap Partners LP bought a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $91,971,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. bought a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $78,791,000. Vanguard Group Inc. bought a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $63,188,000. Finally, DNB Asset Management AS bought a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $58,719,000.

Trending Headlines about NIQ Global Intelligence

Here are the key news stories impacting NIQ Global Intelligence this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NIQ beat Q1 expectations on both EPS and revenue, which supports the recent stock strength. MarketBeat earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: FY 2026 EPS guidance of $0.95-$0.99 was above the consensus estimate, and management outlined $70 million-$80 million in expected run-rate savings. MSN article
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple brokers lowered price targets, including RBC, Wells Fargo, Baird, and Needham, but all maintained positive ratings such as outperform, overweight, or buy. Benzinga report
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts now largely see upside from the current share price, but the lower targets suggest some caution around valuation and near-term execution. Tickerreport article

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.