NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts give NIQ a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from 15 firms, with an average 12‑month price target of about $21.54.
• Research houses have been mixed recently — several cut price targets or downgraded NIQ (Citigroup to $16/neutral, Wells Fargo to $18/overweight, Wall Street Zen to hold) while Needham reaffirmed a $21 buy rating.
• Several large institutions initiated positions in NIQ (notably Advent International reported a ~$2.35B stake), while the stock trades near $10.41 with a 52‑week range of $10.05–$20.39, market cap ~$3.07B, P/E ~57.8 and debt/equity ~2.86.

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the fifteen research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation, ten have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $21.5417.

NIQ has been the topic of several recent research reports. Citigroup decreased their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.50 to $16.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $21.00 to $18.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Robert W. Baird set a $20.00 price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wall Street Zen downgraded NIQ Global Intelligence from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $21.00 price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NIQ. Advent International L.P. bought a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the third quarter worth about $2,345,270,000. SurgoCap Partners LP purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter worth about $91,971,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter worth about $78,791,000. Vanguard Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter worth about $63,188,000. Finally, DNB Asset Management AS purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter worth about $58,719,000.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Up 0.0%

NIQ stock opened at $10.41 on Monday. NIQ Global Intelligence has a fifty-two week low of $10.05 and a fifty-two week high of $20.39. The business's 50-day moving average is $11.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.86, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03. The company has a market cap of $3.07 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.81.

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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