NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 10.850-11.050 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 10.320. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.2 billion-$3.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.2 billion. NiCE also updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 2.450-2.550 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wedbush cut NiCE from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $170.00 to $120.00 in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $175.00 price objective on shares of NiCE in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and set a $122.00 target price on shares of NiCE in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Mizuho lowered their price target on NiCE from $185.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on NiCE from $209.00 to $211.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Seven investment 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. According to MarketBeat.com, NiCE presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $156.42.

NiCE Stock Performance

NICE stock opened at $98.50 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $6.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 0.96. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $111.16 and its 200 day moving average is $125.08. NiCE has a 52 week low of $94.65 and a 52 week high of $180.61.

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The technology company reported $2.86 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.23 by ($0.37). NiCE had a return on equity of 17.71% and a net margin of 19.48%.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, analysts forecast that NiCE will post 9.85 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of NiCE

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NICE. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC bought a new position in shares of NiCE during the second quarter valued at $40,000. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in NiCE in the second quarter worth approximately $65,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of NiCE by 14.3% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 845 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $96,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in NiCE in the fourth quarter worth about $98,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of NiCE by 81.1% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,083 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $122,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.34% of the company’s stock.

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.