Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for NiCE FY2026 Earnings

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) – DA Davidson cut their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for NiCE in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 19th. DA Davidson analyst C. Wright now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings of $9.25 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $11.16. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $130.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for NiCE’s current full-year earnings is $9.85 per share.

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 13th. The technology company reported $3.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.17 by $0.01. NiCE had a net margin of 18.92% and a return on equity of 17.43%. The company had revenue of $732.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $728.07 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.88 EPS. NiCE’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.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Mizuho decreased their target price on NiCE from $185.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Citigroup upped their price target on NiCE from $209.00 to $211.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of NiCE from $152.00 to $136.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their price target on shares of NiCE from $154.00 to $133.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities decreased their price objective on shares of NiCE from $190.00 to $175.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $170.54.

NiCE Trading Up 5.5%

NASDAQ:NICE opened at $105.11 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $133.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $149.15. NiCE has a 12 month low of $99.00 and a 12 month high of $193.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.56, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.98.

Institutional Trading of NiCE

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its stake in shares of NiCE by 2.7% in the third quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 2,768,920 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $400,884,000 after purchasing an additional 73,083 shares in the last quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. grew its holdings in NiCE by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 1,831,690 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $309,389,000 after buying an additional 65,420 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in NiCE by 116.1% during the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 1,226,920 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $207,238,000 after buying an additional 659,170 shares in the last quarter. Vulcan Value Partners LLC increased its position in shares of NiCE by 9.6% during the first quarter. Vulcan Value Partners LLC now owns 1,046,090 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $161,340,000 after buying an additional 91,929 shares during the period. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of NiCE by 3.8% in the third quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 1,029,121 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $148,996,000 after buying an additional 37,973 shares in the last quarter. 63.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.