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Nichols (NICL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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GBX 952.21 +6.21 (+0.66%)
As of 10:33 AM Eastern

Nichols - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Sell
0
Hold
1
Buy
2

Based on 3 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Nichols in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 3 analysts, 1 has given a hold rating, and 2 have given a buy rating for NICL.

Consensus Price Target

GBX 1,390
According to the 3 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Nichols, the average price target is GBX 1,390. The highest price target for NICL is GBX 1,720, while the lowest price target for NICL is GBX 1,150. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 45.98% from the current price of GBX 952.21.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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NICL Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
5/8/25 to 5/8/26
1 Month Ago
4/8/25 to 4/8/26
3 Months Ago
2/7/25 to 2/7/26
1 Year Ago
5/8/24 to 5/8/25
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
Hold
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
Sell
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price TargetGBX 1,390GBX 1,390GBX 1,423.33GBX 1,760
Consensus RatingModerate BuyHoldHoldBuy

NICL Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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NICL Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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Nichols Stock vs. The Competition

TypeNicholsConsumer Defensive Companies
Consensus Rating Score
2.67
2.50
Consensus RatingModerate BuyModerate Buy
News Sentiment Rating
Neutral News

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Positive News
DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
4/22/2026 Reiterated RatingBuyGBX 1,150 ➝ GBX 1,150+18.56%
4/21/2026
Berenberg Bank logo
Berenberg Bank
1 of 5 stars
 Reiterated RatingBuyGBX 1,720 ➝ GBX 1,720+76.95%
11/11/2025
Peel Hunt logo
Peel Hunt
1 of 5 stars
 Reiterated RatingHoldGBX 1,300+22.64%

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NICL Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 3 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Nichols is GBX 1,390, with a high forecast of GBX 1,720 and a low forecast of GBX 1,150.

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Nichols in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" NICL shares.

According to analysts, Nichols's stock has a predicted upside of 45.98% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Nichols has been rated by research analysts at Berenberg Bank, and Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Nichols more than other "consumer defensive" companies. The consensus rating score for Nichols is 2.67 while the average consensus rating score for "consumer defensive" companies is 2.50. Learn more on how NICL compares to other companies.

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This page (LON:NICL) was last updated on 5/8/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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