Needham & Company LLC Reaffirms Buy Rating for NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ)

Key Points

• Needham reaffirmed its Buy rating on NIQ Global Intelligence and maintained a $21 price target, implying 17.47% upside from the prior close.
• Analyst sentiment is broadly positive, with the stock carrying a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $18.50; several firms recently raised their targets.
• NIQ exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.27 in EPS versus a $0.20 consensus estimate and $1.12 billion in revenue versus $1.11 billion expected. The company issued FY 2026 EPS guidance of $1.08–$1.12.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by equities researchers at Needham & Company LLC in a research note issued to investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. They presently have a $21.00 target price on the stock. Needham & Company LLC's target price suggests a potential upside of 17.47% from the stock's previous close.

Several other analysts have also commented on NIQ. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on NIQ Global Intelligence from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 28th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $16.00 price target on NIQ Global Intelligence in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, NIQ Global Intelligence currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $18.50.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Performance

NYSE:NIQ opened at $17.88 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.27 billion, a PE ratio of -14.65 and a beta of -0.24. NIQ Global Intelligence has a fifty-two week low of $7.93 and a fifty-two week high of $19.69. The company has a fifty day moving average of $15.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.93.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.11 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 14.84% and a negative net margin of 8.01%.NIQ Global Intelligence has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.080-1.120 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.220-0.240 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NIQ Global Intelligence

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in NIQ Global Intelligence by 195.9% during the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 4,900 shares of the company's stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 3,244 shares during the period. Optas LLC purchased a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the first quarter valued at approximately $128,000. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the second quarter valued at approximately $108,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $157,000. Finally, Wedmont Private Capital acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $227,000.

About NIQ Global Intelligence

NIQ Global Intelligence plc, formerly known as NielsenIQ, is a global consumer intelligence and market measurement company. It provides data, analytics and technology that help consumer goods manufacturers, retailers and other businesses understand purchasing behavior, evaluate market performance and make decisions about products, pricing, distribution and marketing.

The company's services include retail sales measurement, consumer panel data, market research, business intelligence, analytics and software solutions.

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