NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Given Buy Rating at Needham & Company LLC

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by investment analysts at Needham & Company LLC in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $21.00 target price on the stock. Needham & Company LLC’s target price indicates a potential upside of 17.47% from the company’s current price.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on NIQ. BMO Capital Markets set a $16.00 price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $18.50.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Up 0.3%

NIQ stock opened at $17.88 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $15.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.65 and a beta of -0.24. NIQ Global Intelligence has a fifty-two week low of $7.93 and a fifty-two week high of $19.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.09.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.11 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence had a negative net margin of 8.01% and a positive return on equity of 14.84%. NIQ Global Intelligence has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.080-1.120 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.220-0.240 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NIQ Global Intelligence

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Alamut Investment Management LLP raised its position in NIQ Global Intelligence by 68.3% in the 4th quarter. Alamut Investment Management LLP now owns 1,918,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,637,000 after purchasing an additional 778,674 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 4th quarter worth $26,384,000. Governors Lane LP grew its position in NIQ Global Intelligence by 76.9% during the 4th quarter. Governors Lane LP now owns 1,000,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,490,000 after purchasing an additional 434,667 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in NIQ Global Intelligence by 67.0% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 715,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,140,000 after purchasing an additional 287,129 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its stake in NIQ Global Intelligence by 271.3% in the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 585,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,660,000 after purchasing an additional 428,019 shares during the period.

About NIQ Global Intelligence

NIQ Global Intelligence plc, formerly known as NielsenIQ, is a global consumer intelligence and market measurement company. It provides data, analytics and technology that help consumer goods manufacturers, retailers and other businesses understand purchasing behavior, evaluate market performance and make decisions about products, pricing, distribution and marketing.

The company’s services include retail sales measurement, consumer panel data, market research, business intelligence, analytics and software solutions.