Nasdaq Company Profile (NASDAQ:NDAQ)

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

Nasdaq announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.38 per share on Friday, September 29th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.04%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 14th. View Nasdaq's Dividend History.

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 26th. The company reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $602 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $596.55 million. Nasdaq had a return on equity of 12.19% and a net margin of 5.76%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.91 earnings per share. View Nasdaq's Earnings History.

Nasdaq is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October, 24th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Nasdaq.

9 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Nasdaq's shares. Their forecasts range from $70.00 to $85.00. On average, they anticipate Nasdaq's stock price to reach $75.56 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, "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. It displays prudence by accelerating its non-transaction revenue base. It 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. It had identified $10-$20 million in additional cost synergies and expects to deploy capital in de-leveraging over the next four quarters, investing in growth initiatives and engaging in shareholders friendly moves. However, its elevated expenses restrict the desired margin expansion. Intense competition and regulatory issues remain key concerns. Shares of Nasdaq have underperformed the industry, year to date. A Zacks Rank #3 combined with Earnings ESP of 0.66% makes us reasonably confident of an earnings beat." (10/17/2017)
• 2. UBS AG analysts commented, "Lowering 1Q17 EPS estimate to $1.06 from $1.09 vs. $1.09 Street consensus. Following NDAQ's February metrics release, we are lowering our 1Q EPS estimate to $1.06 from $1.09. This is now $0.03 below the latest Street consensus. Volumes for February were mixed relative to the prior month but were generally down y/y. QTD volumes are also mostly running down y/y, with US equities and options as well as OMX volumes all running below our prior forecasts. In addition to reducing our 1Q forecasts to reflect lower-than-previously-expected volumes in these areas (with the most downside from European derivatives), lower US FICC expectations add to the downside in our estimate revision. While we wait until next month for 1Q pricing data, we believe slightly disappointing volume trends (read: downside to near-term forecasts) could hold back the shares a bit tomorrow." (3/3/2017)

Some companies that are related to Nasdaq include AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Equity Residential (EQR), M&T Bank Corporation (MTB), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Discover Financial Services (DFS), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Ameriprise Financial Services (AMP), Ventas (VTR), Orix Corp Ads (IX), The Blackstone Group L.P. (BX), Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (WLTW), Legal & General Group Plc (LGGNY), National Bank of Canada (NA), Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd (SHG), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Nomura Holdings Inc ADR (NMR) and Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) (HIG).

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

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 $74.60.