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National Research (NRC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$13.81 +0.15 (+1.10%)
Closing price 08/5/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$13.82 +0.01 (+0.07%)
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About National Research Stock (NASDAQ:NRC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$13.71
$14.14
50-Day Range
$12.50
$17.24
52-Week Range
$9.76
$23.29
Volume
128,905 shs
Average Volume
98,342 shs
Market Capitalization
$314.59 million
P/E Ratio
18.17
Dividend Yield
3.48%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

National Research Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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66th Percentile Overall Score

NRC MarketRank™: 

National Research scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 229th out of 606 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    There is not enough analysis data for National Research.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of National Research is 18.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.73.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of National Research is 18.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 24.24.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    National Research has a P/B Ratio of 10.15. 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

    3.30% 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 4.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in National Research has recently decreased by 11.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    National Research is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.51%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of National Research is 63.16%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about National Research's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.30% 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 4.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in National Research has recently decreased by 11.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    National Research has a news sentiment score of 0.78. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for National Research this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added National Research to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, National Research insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $43,975.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.00% 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 News Headlines

NRC Health Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results
$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost Town
Jeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal.
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NRC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

National Research's stock was trading at $17.64 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, NRC shares have decreased by 21.7% and is now trading at $13.81.

National Research Corporation (NASDAQ:NRC) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 28th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm earned $34.04 million during the quarter. National Research had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 76.61% and a net margin of 12.78%.
Read the conference call transcript
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National Research subsidiaries include these companies: PatientWisdom Inc., The Governance Institute, and National Research Corporation Canada.

National Research's top institutional investors include QV Investors Inc. (1.67%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.34%), US Bancorp DE (0.17%) and Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Amandla Mk Trust, Patrick E Beans, Kevin R Karas, Jona S Raasch 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 7/11 Dividend
6/27/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/11 Dividend
6/27/2025
Dividend Payable
7/11/2025
Last Earnings
7/28/2025
Today
8/05/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

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)
$0.76
Trailing P/E Ratio
18.17
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$24.78 million
Net Margins
12.78%
Pretax Margin
22.80%
Return on Equity
76.61%
Return on Assets
18.33%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.98
Current Ratio
0.54
Quick Ratio
0.54

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$143.06 million
Price / Sales
2.20
Cash Flow
$1.46 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.43
Book Value
$1.36 per share
Price / Book
10.15

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
22,780,000
Free Float
22,329,000
Market Cap
$314.59 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.44

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This page (NASDAQ:NRC) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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