Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for Nasdaq Earnings

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Nasdaq in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.77 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.78. The consensus estimate for Nasdaq's current full-year earnings is $3.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nasdaq's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.84 EPS.

NDAQ has been the subject of several other research reports. UBS Group reissued a "cautious" rating on shares of Nasdaq in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Oppenheimer decreased their price target on shares of Nasdaq from $89.00 to $85.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $95.00 price objective on shares of Nasdaq in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target 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, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Nasdaq from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $86.50.

Nasdaq Stock Up 0.8%

NDAQ stock opened at $81.90 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $75.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $77.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.95. Nasdaq has a 52-week low of $58.28 and a 52-week high of $84.15.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.22 billion. Nasdaq had a net margin of 15.10% and a return on equity of 14.82%. Nasdaq's revenue for the quarter was up 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.63 earnings per share.

Nasdaq Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. This is an increase from Nasdaq's previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. Nasdaq's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 49.09%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Bryan Everard Smith sold 657 shares of Nasdaq stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.81, for a total transaction of $47,179.17. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 61,980 shares in the company, valued at $4,450,783.80. This trade represents a 1.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Sarah Youngwood sold 14,959 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The stock was 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 owns 59,694 shares in the company, valued at $4,398,253.92. This represents a 20.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in shares of Nasdaq by 12.3% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,292 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $104,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Vestcor Inc increased its holdings in Nasdaq by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 8,825 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $669,000 after buying an additional 141 shares during the period. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Nasdaq by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 30,082 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,282,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its holdings in Nasdaq by 8.5% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,899 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $147,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the period. Finally, Crestwood Advisors Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Nasdaq by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Crestwood Advisors Group LLC now owns 3,822 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $295,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the period. 72.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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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