Short Interest in NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) Grows By 75.5%

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,172,670 shares, an increase of 75.5% from the April 30th total of 6,934,481 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,685,442 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 7.2 days. Approximately 4.3% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on NIQ. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of 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. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $24.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Needham & Company LLC cut their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $21.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $14.00 price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $13.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, NIQ Global Intelligence presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $17.58.

Insider Buying and Selling at NIQ Global Intelligence

In other NIQ Global Intelligence news, insider James M. Peck acquired 118,625 shares of NIQ Global Intelligence stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were bought at an average price of $8.43 per share, with a total value of $1,000,008.75. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 424,683 shares in the company, valued at $3,580,077.69. This trade represents a 38.76% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 3.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NIQ Global Intelligence

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NIQ. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in NIQ Global Intelligence by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 28,734 shares of the company’s stock valued at $327,000 after acquiring an additional 948 shares in the last quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in NIQ Global Intelligence by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 21,884 shares of the company’s stock valued at $361,000 after acquiring an additional 1,815 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its position in NIQ Global Intelligence by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 401,952 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,628,000 after acquiring an additional 1,952 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Performance

Shares of NIQ opened at $8.23 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.43 billion and a P/E ratio of -6.53. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $13.02. NIQ Global Intelligence has a 12 month low of $7.93 and a 12 month high of $20.39.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last issued 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 business had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence had a negative net margin of 7.78% and a positive return on equity of 10.30%. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, analysts predict that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.89 EPS for the current year.

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.