Nasdaq Company Profile (NASDAQ:NDAQ)

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

Nasdaq declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.38 per share on Friday, June 30th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.18%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 14th. This is an increase from Nasdaq's previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. View Nasdaq's Dividend History.

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 26th. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $583 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $593.46 million. Nasdaq had a net margin of 3.87% and a return on equity of 11.77%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.91 EPS. View Nasdaq's Earnings History.

8 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Nasdaq's stock. Their predictions range from $68.00 to $77.00. On average, they expect Nasdaq's share price to reach $72.88 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Nasdaq.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Nasdaq stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Shares of Nasdaq have underperformed the Zacks categorized Securities Exchanges industry year to date. Nonetheless, Nasdaq remains focused on growth through acquisitions and organic initiatives that enable entry and cross-selling opportunities into new markets at a low-cost and highly-flexible platform. The company displays its prudence by accelerating its non-transaction revenue base. Notably, Nasdaq realigned its reporting segments to better reflect client orientation, rebranded its fixed income business and has decided to end its NLX interest rate futures business as well. However, Nasdaq’s expense level still remains elevated. Among others, intense competition and regulatory issues remain key concerns. Nasdaq is set to report first quarter results on Apr 26. However, our proven model cannot conclusively say if it will beat or miss expectation because Zacks Rank #3 when combined with Earnings ESP of -0.94% makes prediction difficult." (4/12/2017)
• 2. Barclays PLC analysts commented, "Industry U.S. cash equity average daily volume (ADV) in August was 6.1 million, down 7–8 percent," according to Barclays, "bringing our estimate for the quarter down to 6.5 million from 6.8 million."Market share fell 10bps to 16.6 percent, causing Barclays' third-quarter market share estimate to slip a bit to 16.7 percent. On the European cash side, the value of shares increased by 4 percent, while August ADV fell by 3 percent, pushing our 3Q16 estimate to 405k from 440k."Related Link: Happy National Beer Lover's Day! How Have Your Favorite Suds Performed In 2016?On the derivatives front, U.S. equity options ADV fell 8 percent sequentially to 12.6 million. Market share trends declined to 39.1 percent from 39.7 percent. As such, Barclays' third quarter estimate slipped to 39.5 percent from prior 40 percent.Meanwhile, European derivative ADV for August came in at 293,000 roughly 2 percent lower sequentially. "We expect ADV to improve in September given seasonal trends, but are lowering our 3Q16 forecast to 325k from 398k," (9/8/2016)

Some companies that are related to Nasdaq include Moody's Corporation (MCO), Deutsche Bank AG (DB), Discover Financial Services (DFS), Nomura Holdings Inc ADR (NMR), Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS), TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (AMTD), General Growth Properties (GGP), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Deutsche Boerse AG (DBOEY), Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd (SHG), KB Financial Group (KB), The Blackstone Group L.P. (BX), Cielo SA (CIOXY), Legal & General Group Plc (LGGNY), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (WLTW), KeyCorp (KEY), Digital Realty Trust (DLR) and Boston Properties (BXP).

Nasdaq's management team includes the folowing people:

• Adena T. Friedman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Hans-Ole Jochumsen, President, Vice Chairman of the Board
• Michael S. Ptasznik, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President - Corporate Strategy
• Bradley J. Peterson, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
• Edward S. Knight, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Regulatory Officer
• P.C. Nelson Griggs, Executive Vice President, Listing Services
• Lars Ottersgard, Executive Vice President, Market Technology
• Bjorn Sibbern, Executive Vice President - Global Information Services Businesses
• Stacie Swanstrom, Executive Vice President - Corporate Solutions
• Thomas A. Wittman, Executive Vice President, Global Head - Equities

Nasdaq's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (9.25%), Vanguard Group Inc. (6.76%), BlackRock Inc. (5.73%), State Street Corp (3.18%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (1.87%) and Bank of America Corp DE (1.31%). Company insiders that own Nasdaq stock include Edward S Knight, Hans-Ole Jochumsen, Lars Wedenborn, Lee Shavel, Pc Nelson Griggs, Robert Greifeld and Thomas A Wittman. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Nasdaq.

Nasdaq's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janus Capital Management LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., FMR LLC, First Quadrant L P CA, OppenheimerFunds Inc. and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. Company insiders that have sold Nasdaq stock in the last year include Edward S Knight, Lars Wedenborn, Pc Nelson Griggs, Robert Greifeld and Thomas A Wittman. View Insider Buying and Selling for Nasdaq.

Nasdaq's stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Clearbridge Investments LLC, WINTON GROUP Ltd, Credit Agricole S A, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, AXA and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA. View Insider Buying and Selling for Nasdaq.

Shares of Nasdaq can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Nasdaq stock can currently be purchased for approximately $69.86.