FY2026 Earnings Forecast for Nasdaq Issued By William Blair

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ - Free Report) - William Blair dropped their FY2026 earnings estimates for Nasdaq in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 14th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $3.63 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $3.67. The consensus estimate for Nasdaq's current full-year earnings is $3.18 per share.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on NDAQ. Raymond James lifted their price target on Nasdaq from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Nasdaq from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $80.00 to $98.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Nasdaq from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and set a $74.00 target price for the company. in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on shares of Nasdaq from $80.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Nasdaq from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $85.88.

Nasdaq Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NDAQ traded down $1.68 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $70.50. 789,452 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,820,422. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $75.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $77.44. The company has a market cap of $40.55 billion, a PE ratio of 36.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 0.99. Nasdaq has a 1-year low of $58.10 and a 1-year high of $84.15.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.02. Nasdaq had a return on equity of 14.82% and a net margin of 15.10%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nasdaq

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NDAQ. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its holdings in Nasdaq by 2.8% during the first quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 48,497 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,678,000 after buying an additional 1,315 shares during the last quarter. Grove Bank & Trust lifted its position in Nasdaq by 194.6% in the 1st quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 327 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Nasdaq by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 38,867 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,948,000 after purchasing an additional 521 shares in the last quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Nasdaq by 1,509.5% in the first quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 338 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 317 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Nasdaq by 13.5% in the first quarter. Sagespring Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,691 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $280,000 after purchasing an additional 439 shares in the last quarter. 72.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Bryan Everard Smith sold 3,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.56, for a total transaction of $285,460.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 55,576 shares in the company, valued at $4,532,778.56. The trade was a 5.92 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Sarah Youngwood sold 14,959 shares of Nasdaq stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.68, for a total transaction of $1,102,179.12. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 59,694 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,398,253.92. This trade represents a 20.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 19,116 shares of company stock worth $1,434,818. 0.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Nasdaq Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.36%. Nasdaq's dividend payout ratio is currently 50.00%.

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.