NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Reaches New 52-Week High After Analyst Upgrade

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Friday after Robert W. Baird raised their price target on the stock from $17.00 to $23.00. Robert W. Baird currently has an outperform rating on the stock. NIQ Global Intelligence traded as high as $19.69 and last traded at $19.29, with a volume of 47388 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $19.07.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on NIQ Global Intelligence from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $13.00 to $16.50 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Monday, July 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $17.61.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the 4th quarter worth about $38,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the third quarter worth approximately $76,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its holdings in NIQ Global Intelligence by 195.9% in the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 4,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after buying an additional 3,244 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the third quarter worth approximately $162,000.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $5.73 billion and a P/E ratio of -15.92. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $12.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 expect that NIQ Global Intelligence plc will post 0.99 EPS for the current year.

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.