Brokerages Set NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) PT at $17.58

Shares of NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation and twelve have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $17.5769.

Several equities analysts have commented on NIQ shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $14.00 target price on NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $13.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC cut their target price on NIQ Global Intelligence from $21.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Performance

NYSE NIQ opened at $10.81 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $9.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.59. The stock has a market cap of $3.19 billion and a PE ratio of -8.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07. NIQ Global Intelligence has a fifty-two week low of $7.93 and a fifty-two week high of $20.39.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 10.30% and a negative net margin of 7.78%.The firm’s revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. NIQ Global Intelligence has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.950-0.990 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.190-0.21 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider James M. Peck acquired 118,625 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $8.43 per share, for a total transaction of $1,000,008.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 424,683 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,580,077.69. The trade was a 38.76% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 3.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of NIQ Global Intelligence

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NIQ. Tactive Advisors LLC raised its holdings in NIQ Global Intelligence by 226.8% during the 2nd quarter. Tactive Advisors LLC now owns 114,588 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,071,000 after purchasing an additional 79,529 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 67.0% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 715,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,140,000 after purchasing an additional 287,129 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company acquired a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the first quarter worth $280,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 271.3% during the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 585,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,660,000 after buying an additional 428,019 shares during the period. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its stake in NIQ Global Intelligence by 52.2% during the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 531,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,040,000 after buying an additional 182,300 shares during the last quarter.

NIQ Global Intelligence Company Profile

Nuveen Intermediate Duration Quality Municipal Term Fund is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments Inc The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. It invests into public fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies that are operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in municipal securities that are exempt from federal income taxes, and seeks to maintain a portfolio with an intermediate effective duration of between 3 and 10 years, including the effects of leverage.