NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) Stock Falls 6.2% – Time to Sell?

Shares of NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) dropped 6.2% on Tuesday. The company traded as low as $104.29 and last traded at $105.4510. 144,608 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 79% from the average session volume of 676,490 shares. The stock had previously closed at $112.39.

Trending Headlines about NiCE

Here are the key news stories impacting NiCE this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NiCE reported Q3 revenue of $790.7 million, up 8% year over year, and EPS of $2.84, topping analyst estimates of $785.75 million and $2.78. Cloud revenue grew 10.6% to $622.7 million. NiCE Q3 results
• Positive Sentiment: Citizens JMP and RBC maintained positive ratings—“market outperform” and “outperform,” respectively—even as both lowered their targets. Their revised targets of $158 and $130 remain above the cited $96 share price. Citizens JMP rating RBC rating
• Neutral Sentiment: NiCE launched an EMEA push to expand AI-powered customer service beyond enterprise pilots, which could support future adoption, though the report provides no financial impact. EMEA AI launch
• Negative Sentiment: The company plans to cut about 500 jobs, or roughly 5% of its workforce, linking the reductions to AI-driven productivity gains, including in R&D. The move may improve efficiency but also raises concerns about execution and workforce disruption. Job cuts and AI productivity
• Negative Sentiment: Despite beating quarterly estimates, reported non-GAAP earnings fell year over year; EPS was $2.84 versus $3.18 a year earlier. This may temper the positive headline from revenue growth and the estimate beat. Q3 earnings report
• Negative Sentiment: Both RBC and Citizens JMP reduced their price targets, signaling more cautious valuation expectations even while retaining bullish ratings. Separately, NiCE offered no update on the ongoing Actimize sale process or reports of a potential $2 billion Brookfield deal, leaving uncertainty around the transaction. Actimize sale update

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on NICE. Weiss Ratings raised shares of NiCE from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $130.00 target price on shares of NiCE in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Yorkville Ives started coverage on shares of NiCE in a research report on Monday, October 5th. They issued an “in-line” rating and a $125.00 price target on the stock. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of NiCE in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Oppenheimer raised shares of NiCE from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $150.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 30th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $129.79.

NiCE Trading Down 3.6%

The company’s 50-day moving average is $111.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $104.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.77.

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The technology company reported $2.84 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $790.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $785.75 million. NiCE had a net margin of 13.86% and a return on equity of 15.46%. NiCE’s revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.18 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that NiCE will post 8.60 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NiCE news, VP Udi Dayan sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total transaction of $50,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 0.02% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of NICE. Guardian Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of NiCE by 0.4% in the third quarter. Guardian Wealth Management Inc. now owns 24,161 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,688,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its position in NiCE by 7.6% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,527 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $170,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in NiCE by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 2,878 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $320,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in NiCE by 24.6% in the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 871 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $79,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in NiCE by 7.8% in the 1st quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 2,603 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $287,000 after acquiring an additional 189 shares during the last quarter. 63.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

NiCE Company Profile

NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE) is a technology company that provides cloud-based software and artificial intelligence solutions for customer experience, employee engagement, and business operations. Its platforms help organizations manage customer interactions across voice, digital, and other communication channels while using analytics and automation to improve service and operational performance.

The company’s portfolio includes NICE CXone, a cloud customer experience platform that supports contact-center operations, workforce management, analytics, and digital engagement.