Northland Capmk Forecasts Nice's Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:NICE)

Nice (NASDAQ:NICE - Free Report) - Analysts at Northland Capmk issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Nice in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, June 20th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Latimore forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $2.48 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Nice's current full-year earnings is $9.85 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Nice's Q2 2026 earnings at $2.54 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.72 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.84 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.58 EPS.

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

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on NICE. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of Nice in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Citigroup dropped their target price on Nice from $214.00 to $211.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 19th. JMP Securities reiterated a "market outperform" rating and issued a $300.00 price target on shares of Nice in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Nice from $235.00 to $202.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $182.00 price target (up from $153.00) on shares of Nice in a research note on Friday, June 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Nice has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $209.75.

Nice Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NICE opened at $162.61 on Monday. Nice has a 1 year low of $137.19 and a 1 year high of $200.65. The firm has a market cap of $10.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.68, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.01. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $162.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $162.80.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nice

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Nice in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Nice in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Nice by 200.0% in the fourth quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 150 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. McIlrath & Eck LLC boosted its stake in Nice by 56.9% in the fourth quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 160 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the period. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new position in Nice in the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. 63.34% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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