Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Nasdaq Q2 Earnings

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Nasdaq in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 15th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.80 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.78. The consensus estimate for Nasdaq's current full-year earnings is $3.18 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Nasdaq's FY2025 earnings at $3.24 EPS.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $1.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.22 billion. Nasdaq had a net margin of 16.36% and a return on equity of 15.38%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.63 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. Piper Sandler reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $97.00 price objective (up previously from $83.00) on shares of Nasdaq in a report on Tuesday. Bank of America raised their price target on Nasdaq from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Nasdaq from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Barclays raised their price target on Nasdaq from $84.00 to $101.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $101.00 price target (up previously from $96.00) on shares of Nasdaq in a report on Tuesday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $92.63.

Nasdaq Stock Down 0.6%

NASDAQ:NDAQ traded down $0.58 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $89.37. 7,142,286 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,100,541. Nasdaq has a twelve month low of $62.21 and a twelve month high of $90.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $85.91 and a 200 day moving average of $80.13. The stock has a market cap of $51.31 billion, a PE ratio of 40.62, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.01.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC boosted its position 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 valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Grove Bank & Trust boosted its position 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 valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Nasdaq by 1,509.5% during the 1st quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 338 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 317 shares during the last quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nasdaq during the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, First Command Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Nasdaq during the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors own 72.47% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Pc Nelson Griggs sold 8,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.03, for a total transaction of $664,240.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 211,405 shares in the company, valued at $17,552,957.15. The trade was a 3.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Jeremy Skule sold 2,105 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.17, for a total value of $187,702.85. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 94,656 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,440,475.52. This trade represents a 2.18% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 21,613 shares of company stock valued at $1,874,659 over the last ninety days. 0.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Nasdaq Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 27th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th were paid a $0.27 dividend. This is a positive change from Nasdaq's previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 13th. Nasdaq's payout ratio is currently 49.09%.

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.