5,494 Shares in NiCE $NICE Acquired by Sage Private Wealth Group LLC

Sage Private Wealth Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 5,494 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $611,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in NICE. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in shares of NiCE by 15.2% in the 3rd quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 7,606 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $846,000 after purchasing an additional 1,006 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new stake in NiCE during the third quarter valued at $7,838,000. Kopion Asset Management LLC grew its position in NiCE by 4.3% during the third quarter. Kopion Asset Management LLC now owns 152,509 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $16,970,000 after buying an additional 6,237 shares during the period. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its position in NiCE by 178.4% during the third quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 10,568 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,176,000 after buying an additional 6,772 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in NiCE by 105.3% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,008 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $112,000 after buying an additional 517 shares in the last quarter. 63.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Udi Dayan sold 500 shares of NiCE stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total value of $50,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 500 shares in the company, valued at $50,000. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.02% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

NiCE Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NICE opened at $114.95 on Thursday. NiCE has a 1 year low of $83.10 and a 1 year high of $138.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.76. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $108.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $100.79.

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The technology company reported $2.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.63 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $782.29 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $766.27 million. NiCE had a net margin of 13.86% and a return on equity of 15.46%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.01 EPS. NiCE has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.060-11.260 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.730-2.830 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that NiCE will post 8.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on NICE shares. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of NiCE in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. DA Davidson raised their target price on NiCE from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on NiCE from $130.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 24th. Oppenheimer upgraded NiCE from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $150.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 30th. Finally, Yorkville Ives started coverage on NiCE in a research note on Monday, October 5th. They issued an “in-line” rating and a $125.00 price target for the company. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $131.71.

NiCE Company Profile

NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE) is a technology company that provides cloud-based software and artificial intelligence solutions for customer experience, employee engagement, and business operations. Its platforms help organizations manage customer interactions across voice, digital, and other communication channels while using analytics and automation to improve service and operational performance.

The company’s portfolio includes NICE CXone, a cloud customer experience platform that supports contact-center operations, workforce management, analytics, and digital engagement.