NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Sets New 12-Month Low – Here’s What Happened

Shares of NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $8.05 and last traded at $8.4210, with a volume of 895808 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $8.56.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on NIQ shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $14.00 price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $13.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $18.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lowered their target price on shares of 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 investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NIQ Global Intelligence currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $17.58.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01. The business’s 50 day moving average is $10.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.25. The company has a market cap of $2.52 billion and a PE ratio of -6.78.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.05. NIQ Global Intelligence had a negative net margin of 7.78% and a positive return on equity of 10.30%. The company had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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 anticipate that NIQ Global Intelligence plc will post 0.87 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at NIQ Global Intelligence

In other news, insider James M. Peck bought 118,625 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 purchase, the insider owned 424,683 shares in the company, valued at $3,580,077.69. This represents a 38.76% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of NIQ Global Intelligence

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NIQ. Advent International L.P. purchased a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth $2,345,270,000. SurgoCap Partners LP purchased a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth $91,971,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth $78,791,000. Vanguard Group Inc. purchased a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth $63,188,000. Finally, DNB Asset Management AS purchased a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth $58,719,000.

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.