Insider Buying: NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Insider Buys $1,000,008.75 in Stock

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) insider James Peck bought 118,625 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $8.43 per share, for a total transaction of $1,000,008.75. Following the purchase, the insider owned 424,683 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,580,077.69. This represents a 38.76% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Up 7.6%

Shares of NYSE NIQ traded up $0.62 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $8.82. The stock had a trading volume of 1,837,982 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,403,644. The company has a market cap of $2.60 billion and a P/E ratio of -7.01. NIQ Global Intelligence plc has a 52 week low of $8.06 and a 52 week high of $20.39. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01. The business’s 50 day moving average is $11.11 and its 200-day moving average is $13.41.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 positive return on equity of 10.30% and a negative net margin of 7.78%.NIQ Global Intelligence’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 plc will post 0.87 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on NIQ. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $14.00 price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Friday. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.50 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 6th. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $24.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $13.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NIQ Global Intelligence currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $17.58.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NIQ Global Intelligence

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NIQ. Amalgamated Bank purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth $49,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth $6,280,000. LB Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth $3,057,000. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth $55,000. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth $597,000.

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.