Nasdaq (NDAQ) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) is expected to be announcing its Q2 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, July 24th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.78 per share and revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.22 billion. Nasdaq had a return on equity of 15.38% and a net margin of 16.36%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.63 EPS. On average, analysts expect Nasdaq to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Nasdaq Stock Up 0.7%

Nasdaq stock opened at $89.04 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $51.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.47, a PEG ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.01. Nasdaq has a 1-year low of $62.21 and a 1-year high of $90.84. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $85.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $79.96.

Nasdaq Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th were given a $0.27 dividend. This is a boost from Nasdaq’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 13th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.21%. Nasdaq’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 49.09%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NDAQ has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays raised their price objective on Nasdaq from $84.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Nasdaq in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. UBS Group raised their target price on Nasdaq from $82.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Nasdaq from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on Nasdaq from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Nasdaq currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $92.63.

Insider Activity at Nasdaq

In related news, insider Pc Nelson Griggs sold 8,000 shares of Nasdaq stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.03, for a total value of $664,240.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 211,405 shares in the company, valued at $17,552,957.15. The trade was a 3.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Bradley J. Peterson sold 11,508 shares of Nasdaq stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.87, for a total value of $1,022,715.96. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 111,035 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,867,680.45. The trade was a 9.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 21,613 shares of company stock worth $1,874,659 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nasdaq

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Woodline Partners LP boosted its holdings in Nasdaq by 40.7% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 34,962 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,652,000 after buying an additional 10,110 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in Nasdaq by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 14,574 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,106,000 after buying an additional 538 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its holdings in shares of Nasdaq by 22.0% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 14,351 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,089,000 after purchasing an additional 2,584 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Nasdaq by 345.5% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 597 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 463 shares during the last quarter. 72.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Nasdaq

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.