NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Shares Up 6.3% – Time to Buy?

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ)’s stock price traded up 6.3% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $10.52 and last traded at $10.4350. Approximately 111,130 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 92% from the average session volume of 1,414,412 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.82.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on NIQ shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $14.00 price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note 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 on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $18.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $13.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Twelve equities 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.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $17.58.

NIQ Global Intelligence Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $3.22 billion and a PE ratio of -8.67. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $9.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. NIQ Global Intelligence had a negative net margin of 7.78% and a positive return on equity of 10.30%. The company had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. The business’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, equities analysts forecast that NIQ Global Intelligence plc will post 0.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NIQ Global Intelligence news, insider James M. Peck purchased 118,625 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $8.43 per share, for a total transaction of $1,000,008.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 424,683 shares in the company, 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 is available at this hyperlink. 3.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NIQ Global Intelligence

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Advent International L.P. bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,345,270,000. SurgoCap Partners LP bought a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the third quarter valued at approximately $91,971,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter valued at approximately $78,791,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter valued at approximately $49,891,000. Finally, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc bought a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the fourth quarter worth approximately $46,840,000.

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.