NASDAQ:NATI - National Instruments Stock Price, Price Target & More

National Instruments trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NATI."

National Instruments declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 14th will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share on Monday, June 4th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.11%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 11th. View National Instruments' Dividend History.

National Instruments Corp (NASDAQ:NATI) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 26th. The technology company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.07. The technology company earned $311.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $322.77 million. National Instruments had a net margin of 4.50% and a return on equity of 11.50%. The firm's revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.21 earnings per share. View National Instruments' Earnings History.

National Instruments is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for National Instruments.

National Instruments updated its second quarter earnings guidance on Monday, May, 21st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.23-0.37 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.29. The company issued revenue guidance of $320-350 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $333.40 million.

2 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for National Instruments' shares. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $50.00. On average, they anticipate National Instruments' stock price to reach $50.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for National Instruments.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for National Instruments in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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News coverage about NATI stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. National Instruments earned a coverage optimism score of 0.04 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the technology company an impact score of 43.35 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.

National Instruments' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Riverbridge Partners LLC (2.48%), Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.01%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%) and First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. (0.01%). Company insiders that own National Instruments stock include Alexander M Davern, Duy Loan T Le, Eric Howard Starkloff, Gerhard Paul Fettweis, James J Truchard, Jeffrey L Kodosky, John Charles Roiko and Scott Arthur Rust. View Institutional Ownership Trends for National Instruments.

NATI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Riverbridge Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold National Instruments company stock in the last year include Alexander M Davern, Gerhard Paul Fettweis, James J Truchard, Jeffrey L Kodosky, John Charles Roiko and Scott Arthur Rust. View Insider Buying and Selling for National Instruments.

NATI stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.. View Insider Buying and Selling for National Instruments.

Shares of NATI 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of NATI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $43.54.

National Instruments has a market capitalization of $5.79 billion and generates $1.29 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $52.41 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.94 on an earnings per share basis. National Instruments employs 7,412 workers across the globe.

National Instruments' mailing address is 11500 NORTH MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, AUSTIN TX, 78759. The technology company can be reached via phone at 512-683-0100 or via email at [email protected]