Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) Shares Acquired by DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP

DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP lifted its holdings in Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQFree Report) by 8.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,287 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 479 shares during the quarter. DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP’s holdings in Nasdaq were worth $379,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Thoma Bravo L.P. acquired a new stake in Nasdaq during the 4th quarter worth about $4,166,454,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Nasdaq by 7.0% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 48,239,872 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,043,936,000 after acquiring an additional 3,173,981 shares during the period. Farallon Capital Management LLC raised its position in Nasdaq by 28.4% during the first quarter. Farallon Capital Management LLC now owns 8,436,719 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $532,357,000 after acquiring an additional 1,866,219 shares in the last quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Nasdaq by 2.0% in the second quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,767,175 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $287,270,000 after acquiring an additional 94,122 shares during the period. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in Nasdaq by 26.5% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 2,878,115 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $181,609,000 after purchasing an additional 602,040 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.47% of the company’s stock.

Nasdaq Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of NDAQ stock opened at $72.56 on Friday. Nasdaq, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $46.88 and a fifty-two week high of $74.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.19, a PEG ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.95. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $69.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $63.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 0.94.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.05. Nasdaq had a net margin of 14.43% and a return on equity of 15.45%. The firm had revenue of $1.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.71 earnings per share. Nasdaq’s quarterly revenue was up 25.3% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that Nasdaq, Inc. will post 2.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Nasdaq Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 13th will be given a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 13th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.32%. Nasdaq’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.53%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NDAQ has been the subject of several recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of Nasdaq from $66.00 to $72.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 15th. TD Cowen initiated coverage on shares of Nasdaq in a research report on Thursday. They issued a “hold” rating and a $83.00 price objective for the company. Oppenheimer raised their target price on Nasdaq from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 9th. Barclays upped their price target on Nasdaq from $74.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Finally, Bank of America raised Nasdaq from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $53.00 to $90.00 in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $72.86.

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Insider Activity at Nasdaq

In other Nasdaq news, major shareholder Seller Lp Argus sold 42,804,207 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.58, for a total transaction of $2,764,295,688.06. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 42,804,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,764,295,688.06. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Nasdaq Profile

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Nasdaq, Inc operates as a technology company that serves capital markets and other industries worldwide. It operates in three segments: Capital Access Platforms, Financial Technology, and Market Services. The Capital Access Platforms segment sells and distributes historical and real-time market data; and develops and licenses Nasdaq-branded indices and financial products.

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