NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 10.980-11.180 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 10.530. 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 Q2 2026 guidance to 2.600-2.700 EPS.

NiCE Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NICE traded down $4.45 during trading on Friday, reaching $91.20. The stock had a trading volume of 233,040 shares, compared to its average volume of 779,774. NiCE has a one year low of $90.70 and a one year high of $180.61. The stock has a market cap of $5.51 billion, a PE ratio of 10.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $111.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $113.55.

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $2.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.52 by $0.12. NiCE had a return on equity of 17.25% and a net margin of 17.57%.The business had revenue of $768.62 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $760.94 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.87 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. NiCE has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.980-11.180 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-2.700 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that NiCE will post 8.89 earnings per share for the current year.

NiCE announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, February 19th that permits the company to repurchase $600.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the technology company to purchase up to 9.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NICE has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $148.00 price target on NiCE in a report on Friday, February 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on NiCE from $150.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of NiCE in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and set a $124.00 price objective on shares of NiCE in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded NiCE from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $140.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in NiCE by 49.8% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 15,258 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,705,000 after acquiring an additional 5,070 shares during the period. Corecam AG acquired a new position in NiCE during the 4th quarter worth $1,809,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in NiCE during the 4th quarter worth $375,000. XTX Topco Ltd boosted its position in NiCE by 31.9% during the 4th quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 15,051 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,701,000 after acquiring an additional 3,641 shares during the period. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC boosted its position in NiCE by 33.1% during the 4th quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 1,976 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $223,000 after acquiring an additional 491 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.34% of the company’s stock.

About NiCE

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.