Zacks Research Upgrades NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) to “Strong-Buy”

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

NIQ has been the subject of a number of other reports. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. UBS Group lifted their target price on NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $16.61.

NIQ Global Intelligence Trading Up 3.7%

NIQ opened at $18.82 on Thursday. NIQ Global Intelligence has a fifty-two week low of $7.93 and a fifty-two week high of $18.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.55 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.43. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $11.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.04.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.11 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence had a negative net margin of 8.01% and a positive return on equity of 14.84%. 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. As a group, research analysts predict that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of NIQ Global Intelligence

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. SurgoCap Partners LP acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter worth about $91,971,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at about $78,791,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. bought a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter valued at about $49,891,000. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the fourth quarter worth approximately $46,840,000. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter worth approximately $37,303,000.

About NIQ Global Intelligence

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.