NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Robert W. Baird Analyst Says

Key Points

• Robert W. Baird raised NIQ Global Intelligence’s price target from $17 to $23 while maintaining an “outperform” rating, implying approximately 20.26% upside from the current price.
• Analyst sentiment is generally positive, with a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and average price target of $17.61; recent upgrades also came from Wells Fargo, Zacks Research, RBC and Stifel.
• NIQ exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.27 in EPS versus the $0.20 consensus and $1.12 billion in revenue versus $1.11 billion expected. Shares opened at $19.12, near their 12-month high of $19.37.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ - Get Free Report) had its price target lifted by equities researchers at Robert W. Baird from $17.00 to $23.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an "outperform" rating on the stock. Robert W. Baird's price target would suggest a potential upside of 20.26% from the company's current price.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on NIQ. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $13.00 to $16.50 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Zacks Research raised shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. 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 report 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. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded NIQ Global Intelligence from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $17.61.

NIQ Global Intelligence Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of NIQ stock opened at $19.12 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01. NIQ Global Intelligence has a 12-month low of $7.93 and a 12-month high of $19.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.64 billion and a P/E ratio of -15.68. The firm's 50 day moving average is $12.41 and its 200 day moving average is $11.17.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.07. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 14.84% and a negative net margin of 8.01%.The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.11 billion. 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. Research analysts expect that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of NIQ. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in NIQ Global Intelligence by 3.4% during the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 28,734 shares of the company's stock valued at $327,000 after acquiring an additional 948 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in NIQ Global Intelligence by 9.0% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 21,884 shares of the company's stock valued at $361,000 after purchasing an additional 1,815 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 4th quarter worth approximately $38,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC grew 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 buying an additional 3,244 shares in the last quarter.

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.

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