NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 10.980-11.180 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 10.530. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.2 billion-$3.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.2 billion. NiCE also updated its Q2 2026 guidance to 2.600-2.700 EPS.

NiCE Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NICE stock opened at $125.01 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $7.55 billion, a PE ratio of 12.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 0.82. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $112.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $114.01. NiCE has a 52-week low of $94.65 and a 52-week high of $180.61.

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The technology company reported $3.24 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $786.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $779.95 million. NiCE had a return on equity of 18.26% and a net margin of 20.78%.NiCE’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.02 earnings per share. NiCE has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.850-11.050 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.450-2.550 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that NiCE will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NiCE announced that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, February 19th that authorizes the company to repurchase $600.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the technology company to reacquire up to 9.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on NICE. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on shares of NiCE from $175.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 20th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating on shares of NiCE in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of NiCE in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $155.00 price objective on shares of NiCE in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $148.00 target price on shares of NiCE in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $144.17.

Institutional Trading of NiCE

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in NiCE by 49.8% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 15,258 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,705,000 after buying an additional 5,070 shares in the last quarter. Corecam AG purchased a new position in shares of NiCE in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,809,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of NiCE in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $375,000. XTX Topco Ltd boosted its stake in shares of NiCE by 31.9% in the fourth quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 15,051 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,701,000 after acquiring an additional 3,641 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC increased its position in shares of NiCE by 33.1% during the fourth quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,976 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $223,000 after purchasing an additional 491 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.34% of the company’s stock.

About NiCE

NiCE Ltd is a global software provider specializing in solutions for customer engagement, financial crime prevention, public safety, workforce optimization and border security. Its product offerings include cloud-native and on-premises platforms that leverage advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and automation to help organizations enhance customer experiences, streamline operations and ensure regulatory compliance. NiCE’s portfolio addresses the needs of contact centers, financial institutions, government agencies and enterprises across a broad range of industries.

In customer engagement, NiCE delivers tools for omnichannel interaction management, real-time and historical analytics, workforce management, and quality management.