Nice (NASDAQ:NICE) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Nice (NASDAQ:NICE) has set its FY 2025 earnings guidance with an EPS range of 12.330-12.530, slightly above the consensus estimate of 12.441, while maintaining revenue guidance at $2.9 billion.
• The company reported a Q3 2025 EPS guidance of 3.120-3.220, following a recent quarterly earnings announcement that beat expectations with $2.87 EPS.
• Analysts have varied projections for Nice, with price targets ranging from $161.00 to $300.00, leading to an overall rating of "Moderate Buy".

Nice (NASDAQ:NICE - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 12.330-12.530 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 12.441. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.9 billion-$2.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.9 billion. Nice also updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 3.120-3.220 EPS.

Nice Stock Performance

Shares of NICE opened at $147.99 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 0.98. Nice has a one year low of $137.19 and a one year high of $200.65. The stock's fifty day moving average is $162.22 and its 200-day moving average is $159.42.

Nice (NASDAQ:NICE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The technology company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $700.19 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $699.46 million. Nice had a return on equity of 16.37% and a net margin of 16.77%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.58 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Nice will post 9.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. DA Davidson raised Nice to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Nice from $235.00 to $202.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Citigroup lowered their target price on Nice from $214.00 to $211.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 19th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and set a $300.00 target price on shares of Nice in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $161.00 target price on shares of Nice in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $209.75.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nice

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NICE. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new position in shares of Nice in the 2nd quarter valued at $65,000. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Nice during the 1st quarter valued at about $226,000. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in Nice during the 1st quarter valued at about $892,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in Nice by 44.5% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 6,600 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,115,000 after acquiring an additional 2,031 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in Nice by 8.7% during the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 10,859 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,834,000 after acquiring an additional 873 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.34% of the company's stock.

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.

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