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National Research (NRC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$19.62 +0.09 (+0.46%)
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About National Research Stock (NASDAQ:NRC)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$18.92
$20.19
50-Day Range
$16.46
$19.66
52-Week Range
$11.01
$22.79
Volume
145,638 shs
Average Volume
102,151 shs
Market Capitalization
$446.33 million
P/E Ratio
50.76
Dividend Yield
3.26%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

National Research Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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NRC MarketRank™: 

National Research scored higher than 20% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 243rd out of 301 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    National Research has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    National Research has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about National Research's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of National Research is 49.88, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.27.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of National Research is 49.88, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 29.95.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    National Research has a P/B Ratio of 32.33. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about National Research's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.21% of the float of National Research has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    National Research has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.76, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in National Research has recently increased by 3.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    National Research pays a meaningful dividend of 3.28%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    National Research does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of National Research is 164.10%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about National Research's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    National Research has a news sentiment score of 0.91. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for National Research this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for NRC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, National Research insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    9.20% of the stock of National Research is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    47.26% of the stock of National Research is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about National Research's insider trading history.
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NRC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

National Research's stock was trading at $18.77 at the start of the year. Since then, NRC stock has increased by 6.8% and is now trading at $20.0440.

National Research Corporation (NASDAQ:NRC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $34.80 million for the quarter. National Research had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 122.73% and a net margin of 6.52%.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of National Research: PatientWisdom Inc., The Governance Institute, and National Research Corporation Canada.

National Research's top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.15%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.50%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.10%) and Heartland Advisors Inc. (1.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Amandla Mk Trust, Patrick E Beans and Jordan Nicole Freeman.
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Shares of NRC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that National Research investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Alphabet (GOOG), Netflix (NFLX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/10 Dividend
3/27/2026
Ex-Dividend for 4/10 Dividend
3/27/2026
Dividend Payable
4/10/2026
Last Earnings
4/28/2026
Today
6/01/2026
16th Annual East Coast IDEAS Conference
6/10/2026
Record date for 7/10 Dividend
6/26/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/10 Dividend
6/26/2026
Dividend Payable
7/10/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/27/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
BUSINESS INFO SVC
Sub-Industry
Business Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:NRC
CIK
70487
Employees
490
Year Founded
1981

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.39
Trailing P/E Ratio
50.76
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$11.60 million
Net Margins
6.52%
Pretax Margin
10.46%
Return on Equity
122.73%
Return on Assets
14.18%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
5.48
Current Ratio
0.52
Quick Ratio
0.52

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$137.39 million
Price / Sales
3.25
Cash Flow
$1.26 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.53
Book Value
$0.62 per share
Price / Book
31.64

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
22,750,000
Free Float
20,653,000
Market Cap
$446.33 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.36

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This page (NASDAQ:NRC) was last updated on 6/1/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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