Share Buyback Program Authorized by NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) Board

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, February 19th, RTT News reports. The company plans to buyback $600.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the technology company to repurchase up to 9.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. DA Davidson decreased their price target on NiCE from $150.00 to $130.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of NiCE from $209.00 to $211.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NiCE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Mizuho decreased their price objective on shares of NiCE from $185.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on shares of NiCE from $200.00 to $165.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $156.42.

NiCE Trading Up 13.2%

NICE opened at $111.55 on Friday. NiCE has a 1-year low of $94.65 and a 1-year high of $180.61. The company has a market cap of $7.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.68, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.96. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $111.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $124.99.

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The technology company reported $3.24 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.01. NiCE had a net margin of 19.48% and a return on equity of 17.71%. The company had revenue of $786.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $779.95 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.02 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.0% on a year-over-year basis. NiCE has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.850-11.050 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.450-2.550 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that NiCE will post 9.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting NiCE

Here are the key news stories impacting NiCE this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results narrowly beat expectations — EPS $3.24 vs. $3.23 consensus and revenue $786.5M vs. $780M consensus, showing modest upside to estimates which supports valuation. MarketBeat Q4 release
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud revenue accelerated — cloud grew 14% YoY in Q4 and 13% for full year 2025, underscoring recurring, higher‑growth revenue mix that investors favor. Business Wire: Cloud revenue growth
• Positive Sentiment: FY 2026 EPS guide raised above consensus — management set FY EPS at $10.85–$11.05 versus ~ $10.32 consensus, signaling confidence in full‑year profitability and helping offset near‑term softness. Press release / slide deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Underlying profitability metrics are solid — net margin ~19.5% and ROE ~17.7% for the quarter, supporting earnings quality but not a catalyst on their own. MarketBeat: metrics
• Neutral Sentiment: Full transcript provides management detail on demand trends and product mix; useful for investors assessing sustainability of cloud momentum. Earnings call transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Q1 2026 guidance came in below Street expectations — EPS guide $2.45–$2.55 vs. ~$2.76 consensus, and revenue guide ~$755–$765M vs. ~$779M consensus, flagging near‑term weakness that could pressure short‑term multiple. Zacks: Q4 metrics & guidance

NiCE Company Profile

NiCE Ltd is a global software provider specializing in solutions for customer engagement, financial crime prevention, public safety, workforce optimization and border security. Its product offerings include cloud-native and on-premises platforms that leverage advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and automation to help organizations enhance customer experiences, streamline operations and ensure regulatory compliance. NiCE’s portfolio addresses the needs of contact centers, financial institutions, government agencies and enterprises across a broad range of industries.

In customer engagement, NiCE delivers tools for omnichannel interaction management, real-time and historical analytics, workforce management, and quality management.