What is William Blair's Forecast for Nasdaq FY2026 Earnings?

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair dropped their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Nasdaq in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 14th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $3.64 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $3.65. The consensus estimate for Nasdaq's current full-year earnings is $3.18 per share.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on NDAQ. Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $100.00 target price (up from $99.00) on shares of Nasdaq in a report on Monday. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and set a $108.00 price target (down previously from $109.00) on shares of Nasdaq in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of Nasdaq from $97.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of Nasdaq from $103.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Nasdaq in a report on Tuesday. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Nasdaq has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $97.50.

Nasdaq Stock Down 1.9%

NASDAQ NDAQ opened at $87.94 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $92.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $86.24. Nasdaq has a 12 month low of $64.84 and a 12 month high of $97.63. The company has a market capitalization of $50.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.82, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.98.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.07. Nasdaq had a net margin of 18.59% and a return on equity of 15.90%. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.26 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.69 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Front Row Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Nasdaq during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Nasdaq during the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Nasdaq by 72.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 285 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Access Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Nasdaq during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Grove Bank & Trust increased its stake in shares of Nasdaq by 194.6% during the 1st quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 327 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.47% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Nasdaq

In other news, SVP Michelle Lynn Daly sold 8,691 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.45, for a total transaction of $812,173.95. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 8,879 shares in the company, valued at $829,742.55. This represents a 49.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Jeremy Skule sold 2,105 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.49, for a total transaction of $201,006.45. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 92,551 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,837,694.99. This trade represents a 2.22% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Nasdaq Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 12th were paid a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 12th. Nasdaq's dividend payout ratio is currently 41.54%.

Nasdaq Company Profile

Nasdaq, Inc operates as a technology company that serves capital markets and other industries worldwide. It operates in three segments: Capital Access Platforms, Financial Technology, and Market Services. The Capital Access Platforms segment sells and distributes historical and real-time market data; and develops and licenses Nasdaq-branded indices and financial products.

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