Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Nice FY2026 Earnings

Nice (NASDAQ:NICE - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Nice in a report released on Friday, August 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst T. Blakey now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $10.82 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $10.73. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $161.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nice's current full-year earnings is $9.85 per share.

Nice (NASDAQ:NICE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 14th. The technology company reported $3.01 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.99 by $0.02. Nice had a return on equity of 17.43% and a net margin of 18.92%.The firm had revenue of $726.71 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $713.18 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.64 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. Nice has set its FY 2025 guidance at 12.330-12.530 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 3.120-3.220 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $190.00 price objective on shares of Nice in a research report on Friday, August 15th. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Nice in a research note on Friday, June 20th. Wall Street Zen cut Nice from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, July 26th. DA Davidson reduced their price objective on Nice from $195.00 to $150.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Nice in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $205.25.

Nice Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NICE stock traded down $0.35 on Monday, reaching $137.51. The company's stock had a trading volume of 337,817 shares, compared to its average volume of 561,709. Nice has a 12-month low of $127.00 and a 12-month high of $200.65. The company has a market capitalization of $8.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.39, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.98. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $158.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $158.31.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nice

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in NICE. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Nice during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC raised its holdings in Nice by 56.9% in the 4th quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 160 shares of the technology company's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Nice by 99.0% in the 2nd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 199 shares of the technology company's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new position in Nice in the 1st quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Cheviot Value Management LLC purchased a new position in Nice in the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. 63.34% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Nice

NICE Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud platforms for AI-driven digital business solutions worldwide. It offers CXone, a cloud native open platform; Enlighten, an AI engine for the customer engagement market; and smart self service enable organizations to address consumers' needs; and journey orchestration solutions that empower organizations to connect and route customers to deal with the customer's request, and connects them using real time AI-based routing.