Should I buy or sell NICE stock right now?

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NICE in the last twelve months. There are currently 11 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" NICE shares. View NICE analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is NICE's stock price target for 2024?

11 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for NICE's shares. Their NICE share price targets range from $220.00 to $343.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $291.55 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for NICE or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have NICE shares performed in 2024?

NICE's stock was trading at $199.51 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, NICE stock has increased by 16.1% and is now trading at $231.57. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

When is NICE's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 9th 2024. View our NICE earnings forecast .

How were NICE's earnings last quarter?

NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ:NICE) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 22nd. The technology company reported $2.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.26 by $0.10. The technology company had revenue of $623.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $616.83 million. NICE had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.29% and a net margin of 14.23%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.40 EPS.

What ETFs hold NICE's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of NICE (NASDAQ:NICE) stock in their portfolio include ProShares Big Data Refiners ETF (DAT) and Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF (CGXU) . First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF (FTQI) .

What guidance has NICE issued on next quarter's earnings?

NICE updated its FY24 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 22nd. The company provided EPS guidance of $10.40-10.60 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $9.91. The company issued revenue guidance of 2.72-2.74 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.67 billion.

What is Paul Jarman's approval rating as NICE's CEO?

284 employees have rated NICE Chief Executive Officer Paul Jarman on Glassdoor.com . Paul Jarman has an approval rating of 81% among the company's employees.

What other stocks do shareholders of NICE own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other NICE investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA) , Mastercard (MA) , Walt Disney (DIS) , PayPal (PYPL) , Tesla (TSLA) , Trade Desk (TTD) , Alibaba Group (BABA) , Salesforce (CRM) , Block (SQ) and Netflix (NFLX) .

Who are NICE's major shareholders?

NICE's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Perpetual Ltd (0.09%), Buckingham Capital Management Inc. (0.01%), Park Avenue Securities LLC (0.01%), Davis Capital Management (0.01%), BTC Capital Management Inc. (0.00%) and Cooper Financial Group (0.00%).

How do I buy shares of NICE?

Shares of NICE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

Does NICE have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiares of NICE: Actimize, Actimize Inc., Actimize UK Limited, Actimize ltd., Brand Embassy, CallCopy, Causata, CyberTech International, Mattersight, Mattersight Corporation, Merced Systems, NICE APAC Ltd., NICE Netherlands B.V., NICE Systems Canada Ltd., NICE Systems GmbH, NICE Systems Kft, NICE Systems Technologies Brasil LTDA, NICE Systems Technologies UK Limited, NICE Systems UK Ltd., NICE Technologies Mexico S.R.L., NICE inContact, Nexidia, Nexidia Inc., Nice France S.A.R.L., Nice Interactive Solutions India Private Ltd., Nice Japan Ltd., Nice Switzerland AG, Nice Systems (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Nice Systems Australia PTY Ltd.s, Nice Systems China Ltd., Nice Systems Inc., Nice Systems Latin America Inc., Nice Systems Technologies Inc., Nice Technologies Ltd., Performix Technologies, RedKite Financial Markets, Syfact, The Fizzback Group, WorkFlex Solutions, inContact Bolivia S.R.L., inContact Limited, and inContact Philippines Inc.. Read More

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$231.57

-0.41 (-0.18%)

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Today's Range: $230.23
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50-Day Range: $214.99
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$261.57
52-Week Range: $149.54
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$270.73

Volume: 284,212 shs
Average Volume: 337,883 shs
Market Capitalization: $14.73 billion

P/E Ratio: 45.50
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $291.55

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NICE MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 25.9% Upside
$291.55 Price Target
Short Interest: Bearish
4.31% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.54
Based on 40 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.44%
From $8.21 to $9.56 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.11 out of 5 stars

Computer And Technology Sector

124th out of 593 stocks

Prepackaged Software Industry

32nd out of 199 stocks

4.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
NICE has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 11 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
NICE has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
4.31% of the outstanding shares of NICE have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
NICE has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.5.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in NICE has recently increased by 11.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
NICE does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
NICE does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for NICE.

2.5

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
NICE has a news sentiment score of 0.54. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 40 news articles for NICE this week, compared to 42 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
40 people have searched for NICE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
27 people have added NICE to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 80% compared to the previous 30 days.

1.7

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, NICE insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.02% of the stock of NICE is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
63.34% of the stock of NICE is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

3.1

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for NICE are expected to grow by 16.44% in the coming year, from $8.21 to $9.56 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of NICE is 45.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.08.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of NICE is 45.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 222.95.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
NICE has a PEG Ratio of 2.09. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
NICE has a P/B Ratio of 4.39. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About NICE Stock (NASDAQ:NICE)

NICE Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud platforms for AI-driven digital business solutions worldwide. It offers CXone, a cloud native open platform; Enlighten, an AI engine for the customer engagement market; and smart self service enable organizations to address consumers' needs; and journey orchestration solutions that empower organizations to connect and route customers to deal with the customer's request, and connects them using real time AI-based routing. The company provides smart self service solutions that empower organizations to build intelligent automated conversations based on data; and prepared agent solutions and tools enable contact center agents to guide and alert them in real time; provides solutions that help organizations to record structured and unstructured customer interaction and transaction data; and NICE Evidencentral, an digital evidence management platform for public safety emergency communications, law enforcement, and criminal justice helps agencies. In addition, it offers X-Sight, is an open and flexible AI-cloud platform for financial crime and compliance; Xceed, a cloud platform for comprehensive AML and fraud prevention for small and mid-sized organizations; data intelligence solutions that enable organizations to turn raw data into comprehensive actionable intelligence to prevent and detect financial crimes; AI and analytics technologies to detect and prevent financial crimes in real-time; money laundering and fraud prevention solutions that help organizations adhere to capital markets compliance and anti-money laundering compliance regulations; intelligent investigations solutions; and self-service solutions that provide organizations with customization and self-development capabilities. The company was formerly known as NICE-Systems Ltd. and changed its name to NICE Ltd. in June 2016. NICE Ltd. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Ra'anana, Israel.

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 2/22/2024
Today: 4/16/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/09/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Computer and Technology
Industry: Prepackaged software
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:NICE
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1003935
Web: www.nice.com
Phone: (729) 775-3777
Fax: 972-9743-4282
Employees: 8,384
Year Founded: 1986

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $291.55
High Stock Price Target: $343.00
Low Stock Price Target: $220.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +25.9%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $5.09
Trailing P/E Ratio: 45.50
Forward P/E Ratio: 28.21
P/E Growth: 2.09
Net Income: $338.30 million
Net Margins: 14.23%
Pretax Margin: 19.25%
Return on Equity: 13.29%
Return on Assets: 8.60%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.14
Current Ratio: 2.06
Quick Ratio: 2.06

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $2.38 billion
Price / Sales: 6.20
Cash Flow: $9.46 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 24.48
Book Value: $52.72 per share
Price / Book: 4.39

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 63,630,000
Free Float: 63,622,000
Market Cap: $14.73 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.02

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Key Executives

Mr. Barak Eilam (Age 48)
Chief Executive Officer
Comp: $2.17M
Mr. Barry Cooper (Age 53)
President of NICE CX Division
Comp: $1.06M
Mr. Yaron Hertz (Age 53)
President of Nice Americas
Comp: $911k
Mr. Darren Rushworth
President of CE International
Mr. Craig B. Costigan (Age 63)
Chief Executive Officer of NICE Actimize
Comp: $1.02M
Ms. Beth Gaspich (Age 58)
Chief Financial Officer
Comp: $817k
Ms. Tali Mirsky-Lachman (Age 52)
Corporate VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Ms. Shiri Neder (Age 48)
Executive Vice President of Human Resources
Mr. Christopher P. Wooten (Age 58)
Executive Vice President of Nice Vertical Markets
Comp: $1.04k
Mr. John Edward O'Hara (Age 66)
President of Nice Emea
Comp: $773

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NICE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell NICE stock right now?: 11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NICE in the last twelve months. There are currently 11 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" NICE shares.
View NICE analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is NICE's stock price target for 2024?: 11 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for NICE's shares. Their NICE share price targets range from $220.00 to $343.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $291.55 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.9% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for NICE or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have NICE shares performed in 2024?: NICE's stock was trading at $199.51 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, NICE stock has increased by 16.1% and is now trading at $231.57.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
When is NICE's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 9th 2024.
View our NICE earnings forecast.
How were NICE's earnings last quarter?: NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ:NICE) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 22nd. The technology company reported $2.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.26 by $0.10. The technology company had revenue of $623.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $616.83 million. NICE had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.29% and a net margin of 14.23%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.40 EPS.
What ETFs hold NICE's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of NICE (NASDAQ:NICE) stock in their portfolio include ProShares Big Data Refiners ETF (DAT) and Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF (CGXU).First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF (FTQI).

What guidance has NICE issued on next quarter's earnings?: NICE updated its FY24 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 22nd. The company provided EPS guidance of $10.40-10.60 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $9.91. The company issued revenue guidance of 2.72-2.74 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.67 billion.
What is Paul Jarman's approval rating as NICE's CEO?: 284 employees have rated NICE Chief Executive Officer Paul Jarman on Glassdoor.com. Paul Jarman has an approval rating of 81% among the company's employees.
What other stocks do shareholders of NICE own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other NICE investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Mastercard (MA), Walt Disney (DIS), PayPal (PYPL), Tesla (TSLA), Trade Desk (TTD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Salesforce (CRM), Block (SQ) and Netflix (NFLX).
Who are NICE's major shareholders?: NICE's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Perpetual Ltd (0.09%), Buckingham Capital Management Inc. (0.01%), Park Avenue Securities LLC (0.01%), Davis Capital Management (0.01%), BTC Capital Management Inc. (0.00%) and Cooper Financial Group (0.00%).
How do I buy shares of NICE?: Shares of NICE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Does NICE have any subsidiaries?: The following companies are subsidiares of NICE: Actimize, Actimize Inc., Actimize UK Limited, Actimize ltd., Brand Embassy, CallCopy, Causata, CyberTech International, Mattersight, Mattersight Corporation, Merced Systems, NICE APAC Ltd., NICE Netherlands B.V., NICE Systems Canada Ltd., NICE Systems GmbH, NICE Systems Kft, NICE Systems Technologies Brasil LTDA, NICE Systems Technologies UK Limited, NICE Systems UK Ltd., NICE Technologies Mexico S.R.L., NICE inContact, Nexidia, Nexidia Inc., Nice France S.A.R.L., Nice Interactive Solutions India Private Ltd., Nice Japan Ltd., Nice Switzerland AG, Nice Systems (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Nice Systems Australia PTY Ltd.s, Nice Systems China Ltd., Nice Systems Inc., Nice Systems Latin America Inc., Nice Systems Technologies Inc., Nice Technologies Ltd., Performix Technologies, RedKite Financial Markets, Syfact, The Fizzback Group, WorkFlex Solutions, inContact Bolivia S.R.L., inContact Limited, and inContact Philippines Inc..
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NICE (NICE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

NICE MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About NICE Stock (NASDAQ:NICE)

NICE Stock Price History

NICE Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Social Links

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Institutional Ownership

NICE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Overall MarketRank^™