NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and twelve have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $17.5769.

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

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Down 1.7%

NIQ opened at $10.96 on Friday. NIQ Global Intelligence has a 12 month low of $7.93 and a 12 month high of $20.39. The company has a market cap of $3.23 billion and a PE ratio of -8.69. 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 company has a 50 day moving average of $9.11 and a 200 day moving average of $11.66.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (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 business’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, sell-side analysts expect that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.89 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider James M. Peck bought 118,625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $8.43 per share, with a total value of $1,000,008.75. Following the acquisition, the insider owned 424,683 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,580,077.69. The trade was a 38.76% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $76,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 195.9% in the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 4,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after buying an additional 3,244 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tactive Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 4th quarter worth $168,000.

About NIQ Global Intelligence

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.