NASDAQ:EGOV - NIC Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding NIC Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $22.20 -0.80 (-3.48 %) (As of 04/1/2020 10:18 AM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$22.02Now: $22.20▼$22.6650-Day Range$16.08MA: $19.34▼$23.1452-Week Range$15.48Now: $22.20▼$24.38Volume1,914 shsAverage Volume585,321 shsMarket Capitalization$1.51 billionP/E Ratio30.00Dividend Yield1.56%Beta0.83 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email NIC Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides digital government services that enable governments to use technology to provide various services to businesses and citizens in the United States. The company's outsourced portal business enters into long-term contracts with state and local governments to design, build, and operate Internet-based and enterprise-wide portals on their behalf. Its portals consist of Internet-based applications that enable businesses and citizens to access government information online and secure transactions, such as applying for a permit, retrieving government records, or filing a government-mandated form or report. The company's portal service offerings include motor vehicle driver history record retrieval; vehicle title, lien, and registration; motor vehicle inspections; temporary vehicle tags; driver's license renewal; hunting and fishing licenses; health professional license services; professional license renewal; business registrations and renewals; secretary of state business searches; Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) searches and filings; limited criminal history searches; court services; vital records; income and property tax payments; and payment processing products and services. Its software & services business provides software development, payment processing, and other digital government services to state and local governments, as well as federal agencies. In addition, the company develops and manages the pre-employment screening program for motor carriers using transaction-based business model. Further, it offers consulting, application development, and portal management services to governments. NIC Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Olathe, Kansas.Read More Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Management consulting services Sub-IndustryInternet Software & Services SectorComputer and Technology Current SymbolNASDAQ:EGOV Previous Symbol CUSIP62914B10 CIK1065332 Webhttp://www.egov.com/ Phone877-234-3468Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.03 Current Ratio3.11 Quick Ratio3.11Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio30.00 Forward P/E Ratio28.46 P/E Growth1.65 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$354.20 million Price / Sales4.25 Cash Flow$0.92 per share Price / Cash Flow24.12 Book Value$3.67 per share Price / Book6.05Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.77 Net Income$50.43 million Net Margins14.24% Return on Equity22.11% Return on Assets14.19%Miscellaneous Employees920 Outstanding Shares67,830,000Market Cap$1.51 billion Next Earnings Date5/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive EGOV News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for EGOV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. NASDAQ:EGOV Rates by TradingView NIC (NASDAQ:EGOV) Frequently Asked Questions How has NIC's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? NIC's stock was trading at $17.09 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, EGOV shares have increased by 30.6% and is now trading at $22.32. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of NIC? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for NIC in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for NIC. When is NIC's next earnings date? NIC is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for NIC. How were NIC's earnings last quarter? NIC Inc. (NASDAQ:EGOV) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 29th. The software maker reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.01. The software maker had revenue of $87.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $85.26 million. NIC had a net margin of 14.24% and a return on equity of 22.11%. The business's revenue was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.15 EPS. View NIC's earnings history. How often does NIC pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for NIC? NIC announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, January 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share on Wednesday, March 18th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 3rd. This is a positive change from NIC's previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. View NIC's dividend history. What guidance has NIC issued on next quarter's earnings? NIC updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 29th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.76-81 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.84. The company issued revenue guidance of $380.5-$391.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $379.38 million. What price target have analysts set for EGOV? 4 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for NIC's stock. Their forecasts range from $22.00 to $26.00. On average, they expect NIC's share price to reach $24.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for NIC. Has NIC been receiving favorable news coverage? Media coverage about EGOV stock has trended very negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. NIC earned a daily sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the software maker a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutNIC. Are investors shorting NIC? NIC saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 1,238,700 shares, an increase of 35.7% from the February 27th total of 912,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 377,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.3 days. Approximately 1.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. View NIC's Current Options Chain. Who are some of NIC's key competitors? Some companies that are related to NIC include Facebook (FB), Equinix (EQIX), eBay (EBAY), CoStar Group (CSGP), Verisign (VRSN), Twitter (TWTR), Akamai Technologies (AKAM), SEA (SE), LogMeIn (LOGM), J2 Global (JCOM), Envestnet (ENV), ANGI Homeservices (ANGI), Stamps.com (STMP), Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD) and SPS Commerce (SPSC). What other stocks do shareholders of NIC own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other NIC investors own include CA (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), ALJ Regional (ALJJ), Precision Drilling (PD), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE) and Transocean (RIG). Who are NIC's key executives? NIC's management team includes the following people: Mr. Harry H. Herington, Chairman & CEO (Age 59)Mr. Stephen M. Kovzan, Chief Financial Officer (Age 50)Mr. William A. Van Asselt, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 44)Ms. Jayne Friedland Holland, Chief Security Officer (Age 55)Ms. Angela Davied, VP of Corp. Communications What is NIC's stock symbol? NIC trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EGOV." How do I buy shares of NIC? Shares of EGOV can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is NIC's stock price today? One share of EGOV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.32. How big of a company is NIC? NIC has a market capitalization of $1.51 billion and generates $354.20 million in revenue each year. The software maker earns $50.43 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.77 on an earnings per share basis. NIC employs 920 workers across the globe. View additional information about NIC. What is NIC's official website? The official website for NIC is http://www.egov.com/. How can I contact NIC? NIC's mailing address is 25501 West Valley Parkway Suite 300, Olathe KS, 66061. The software maker can be reached via phone at 877-234-3468 or via email at [email protected] MarketBeat Community Rating for NIC (NASDAQ EGOV)Community Ranking: 2.1 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 357 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 511 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 868MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about NIC and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe EGOV will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe EGOV will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 4/1/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: What is the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index?
