FY2026 EPS Estimates for NiCE Lifted by Cantor Fitzgerald

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) – Stock analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald increased their FY2026 earnings estimates for NiCE in a research note issued to investors on Friday, November 14th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst T. Blakey now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings of $11.01 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $10.96. The consensus estimate for NiCE’s current full-year earnings is $9.85 per share.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded NiCE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of NiCE in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley set a $193.00 price objective on NiCE in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. JMP Securities set a $200.00 target price on shares of NiCE in a report on Friday. Finally, Citizens Jmp dropped their price target on shares of NiCE from $300.00 to $200.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $188.75.

NiCE Price Performance

NiCE stock opened at $120.86 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $7.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $136.93 and a 200-day moving average of $150.62. NiCE has a one year low of $120.12 and a one year high of $193.52.

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The technology company reported $3.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.17 by $0.01. NiCE had a net margin of 18.92% and a return on equity of 17.43%. The business had revenue of $732.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $728.07 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.88 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. NiCE has set its FY 2025 guidance at 12.180-12.320 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NiCE

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Morningstar Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of NiCE in the third quarter valued at $5,182,000. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co boosted its holdings in shares of NiCE by 11.2% during the 3rd quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 125,795 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $18,406,000 after buying an additional 12,641 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP grew its stake in NiCE by 16.1% in the 3rd quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 37,553 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $5,437,000 after buying an additional 5,201 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in NiCE in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,652,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its position in NiCE by 1.3% during the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 11,276 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,633,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. 63.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About 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 enables 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.