Nasdaq Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:NDAQ)

Nasdaq trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NDAQ."

Nasdaq announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 24th. Investors of record on Friday, September 13th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share on Friday, September 27th. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.89%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 12th. View Nasdaq's Dividend History.

Nasdaq declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, January 30th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ:NDAQ) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 24th. The financial services provider reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.03. The financial services provider earned $665 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $629.06 million. Nasdaq had a return on equity of 14.68% and a net margin of 12.86%. Nasdaq's quarterly revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.18 earnings per share. View Nasdaq's Earnings History.

Nasdaq is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Nasdaq.

Nasdaq will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, October 23rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Nasdaq's shares. Their predictions range from $88.00 to $114.00. On average, they anticipate Nasdaq's share price to reach $104.44 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Nasdaq.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Nasdaq in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Nasdaq.

News headlines about NDAQ stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Nasdaq earned a media sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Nasdaq.

Nasdaq saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,200,000 shares, an increase of 7.3% from the August 15th total of 2,050,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 725,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.0 days. Approximately 1.9% of the company's shares are short sold. View Nasdaq's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Nasdaq include Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), DEUTSCHE BOERSE/ADR (DBOEY), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), LPL Financial (LPLA), BGC Partners (BGCP), INTL Fcstone (INTL), OTC Markets Group (OTCM), Yintech Investment (YIN), National (NHLD), Global Brokerage (GLBR) and Primus Guaranty (PRSG).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Nasdaq investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN), Micron Technology (MU), Puma Biotechnology (PBYI), Alibaba Group (BABA), Medivation (MDVN), Baidu (BIDU), Visa (V), Incyte (INCY) and Walt Disney (DIS).

Nasdaq's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Perpetual Ltd (0.17%), Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.01%), Legacy Private Trust Co. (0.01%) and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.00%). Company insiders that own Nasdaq stock include Ann M Dennison, Bradley J Peterson, Charlene T Begley, Edward S Knight, Lars Ottersgard, Lars Wedenborn, Pc Nelson Griggs and Thomas A Wittman. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Nasdaq.

NDAQ stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Perpetual Ltd, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., Legacy Private Trust Co., Delta Capital Management LLC and Private Trust Co. NA. Company insiders that have sold Nasdaq company stock in the last year include Ann M Dennison, Bradley J Peterson, Charlene T Begley, Edward S Knight, Lars Ottersgard, Lars Wedenborn, Pc Nelson Griggs and Thomas A Wittman. View Insider Buying and Selling for Nasdaq.

NDAQ stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Artemis Investment Management LLP, Cerebellum GP LLC, Cerebellum GP LLC and Pacer Advisors Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Nasdaq.

Shares of NDAQ 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.

One share of NDAQ stock can currently be purchased for approximately $99.31.

Nasdaq has a market capitalization of $16.36 billion and generates $4.28 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $458 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.84 on an earnings per share basis. Nasdaq employs 4,099 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Nasdaq.

The official website for Nasdaq is http://www.business.nasdaq.com/.

Nasdaq's mailing address is 151 W. 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY, 10036. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 212-401-8700 or via email at [email protected]