James Peck Buys 118,625 Shares of NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Stock

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) insider James Peck bought 118,625 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $8.43 per share, with a total value of $1,000,008.75. Following the acquisition, the insider directly owned 424,683 shares in the company, valued at $3,580,077.69. This trade represents a 38.76% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

NIQ Global Intelligence Trading Down 5.2%

Shares of NIQ Global Intelligence stock opened at $8.56 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.53 billion and a P/E ratio of -6.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07. The company has a fifty day moving average of $10.94 and a 200 day moving average of $13.35. NIQ Global Intelligence plc has a fifty-two week low of $8.06 and a fifty-two week high of $20.39.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.05 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence had a negative net margin of 7.78% and a positive return on equity of 10.30%. The company’s quarterly 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that NIQ Global Intelligence plc will post 0.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NIQ. Amalgamated Bank bought a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at about $49,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at about $6,280,000. LB Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at about $3,057,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at about $55,000. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers bought a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at about $597,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on NIQ shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $14.00 price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a report on Friday. Needham & Company LLC cut their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $21.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. Wall Street Zen raised NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. UBS Group decreased their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $24.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.