Cinctive Capital Management LP Trims Position in NIQ Global Intelligence plc $NIQ

Cinctive Capital Management LP lessened its stake in NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) by 20.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 639,269 shares of the company’s stock after selling 165,612 shares during the period. Cinctive Capital Management LP owned 0.22% of NIQ Global Intelligence worth $10,542,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NIQ. Advent International L.P. purchased a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth about $2,345,270,000. SurgoCap Partners LP purchased a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth about $91,971,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. purchased a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth about $78,791,000. Vanguard Group Inc. purchased a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth about $63,188,000. Finally, DNB Asset Management AS purchased a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth about $58,719,000.

Insider Transactions at NIQ Global Intelligence

In related news, insider James M. Peck bought 118,625 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The shares were bought at an average price of $8.43 per share, for a total transaction of $1,000,008.75. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 424,683 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,580,077.69. This trade represents a 38.76% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 3.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Performance

Shares of NIQ Global Intelligence stock opened at $8.18 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $2.41 billion and a P/E ratio of -6.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01. NIQ Global Intelligence plc has a 12 month low of $7.93 and a 12 month high of $20.39. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $9.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $12.58.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.05. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 10.30% and a negative net margin of 7.78%.The company had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.05 billion. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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, equities research analysts expect that NIQ Global Intelligence plc will post 0.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on NIQ shares. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $13.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Wall Street Zen upgraded NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC cut their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $21.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $17.58.

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.