Nasdaq Company Profile (NASDAQ:NDAQ)

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

Nasdaq declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.38 per share on Friday, September 29th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.09%. View Nasdaq's Dividend History.

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 26th. The company reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.06. The firm earned $602 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $596.55 million. Nasdaq had a net margin of 3.87% and a return on equity of 11.77%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.91 EPS. View Nasdaq's Earnings History.

9 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Nasdaq's stock. Their forecasts range from $69.00 to $77.00. On average, they anticipate Nasdaq's stock price to reach $73.11 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. 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, elevated expenses restrict the desired margin expansion. Intense competition and regulatory issues remain key concerns. Also, shares of Nasdaq underperformed the Zacks categorized Securities Exchanges industry, year to date. The company is set to report second quarter release on Jul 26. According to our proven model a Zacks Rank #3 when combined with an Earnings ESP of 0.00% makes prediction difficult for a likely earnings beat." (7/17/2017)
• 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)
• 3. 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)

Nasdaq saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 14th, there was short interest totalling 3,222,590 shares, an increase of 23.0% from the June 30th total of 2,621,052 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 643,529 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.0 days. Currently, 2.8% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Some companies that are related to Nasdaq include Discover Financial Services (DFS), Sun Life Financial (SLF), KB Financial Group (KB), Nomura Holdings Inc ADR (NMR), Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd (SHG), Cielo SA (CIOXY), The Blackstone Group L.P. (BX), AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (AMP), Legal & General Group Plc (LGGNY), Deutsche Boerse AG (DBOEY), General Growth Properties (GGP), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (WLTW), Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS), KeyCorp (KEY), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) (HIG), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) and National Bank of Canada (NA).

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 a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (0.71%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.37%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (0.33%), Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. (0.30%), LGT Capital Partners LTD. (0.12%) and Bank of Montreal Can (0.12%). 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 Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc., Shell Asset Management Co., Legacy Private Trust Co., Handelsinvest Investeringsforvaltning, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Strs Ohio, Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD and First Midwest Bank Trust Division. Company insiders that have sold Nasdaq stock in the last year include Edward S Knight, Lars Wedenborn, Pc Nelson Griggs and Robert Greifeld. View Insider Buying and Selling for Nasdaq.

Nasdaq's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Bank of Montreal Can, LGT Capital Partners LTD., BB&T Corp, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Forsta AP Fonden, Pensionfund Sabic and Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.. 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 $72.74.