NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Price Target Raised to $21.00

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) had its target price increased by Needham & Company LLC from $18.00 to $21.00 in a report published on Thursday morning, Marketbeat reports. Needham & Company LLC currently has a buy rating on the stock.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on NIQ. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $13.00 to $16.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $16.61.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Performance

NYSE:NIQ opened at $18.82 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $11.55 and its 200-day moving average is $11.04. NIQ Global Intelligence has a 1-year low of $7.93 and a 1-year high of $18.88. 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 cap of $5.55 billion and a P/E ratio of -15.43.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.07. NIQ Global Intelligence had a negative net margin of 8.01% and a positive return on equity of 14.84%. 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 28,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $327,000 after purchasing an additional 948 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 9.0% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 21,884 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,000 after buying an additional 1,815 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 401,952 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,628,000 after buying an additional 1,952 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence during the fourth quarter worth $38,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter worth $44,000.

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.