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Why Is Nasdaq Up Today?

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) shares are trading higher after a string of upbeat Q2 results, broad-based analyst upgrades and bullish options flow. Investors are also digesting recent dividend declarations and management’s commentary on AI, while noting an insider sale and modest short-interest activity.

  • Positive Sentiment: Q2 revenue jumped 13%, with GAAP results of $1.31 billion topping estimates and non-GAAP EPS of $0.85 beating forecasts of $0.81. Nasdaq Q2 Revenue Jumps 13 Percent
  • Positive Sentiment: The stock hit a new 52-week high after the earnings beat. Nasdaq Sets New 12-Month High After Earnings Beat
  • Positive Sentiment: “Smart money” traders are ramping up bullish option bets on NDAQ. Smart Money Is Betting Big In NDAQ Options
  • Positive Sentiment: Nineteen brokerages now rate NDAQ a “moderate buy” on average. Consensus “Moderate Buy” Rating
  • Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada lifted its price target to $108 (“outperform”), seeing ~14% upside. Benzinga
  • Positive Sentiment: Barclays raised its target to $109 with an “overweight” rating (~15% upside). Benzinga
  • Positive Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted its target to $104 (“outperform,” ~10% upside). Benzinga
  • Positive Sentiment: UBS upgraded NDAQ to “buy” with a $115 target (21% upside). Benzinga
  • Positive Sentiment: Deutsche Bank raised its price objective to $105 with a “buy” rating (~11% upside). Benzinga
  • Neutral Sentiment: The board declared a $0.27 quarterly dividend, payable Sept. 26 to holders of record Sept. 12. Quarterly Dividend Announcement
  • Neutral Sentiment: CEO Adena Friedman highlighted AI integration as a key growth area in a Fox Business interview. AI Opportunity Interview
  • Neutral Sentiment: Mid-July short interest dipped slightly to 13.79 billion shares versus 14.14 billion at June-end (~2.4 days to cover). Short Interest Update
  • Negative Sentiment: Representative Jefferson Shreve sold $15K–$50K in NDAQ shares in mid-May. Insider Sale
Posted 6h agoAI Generated. May Contain Errors.

NDAQ Latest News

Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) Stock forecasts
Smart Money Is Betting Big In NDAQ Options
Nasdaq Q2 Revenue Jumps 13 Percent
Nasdaq, Inc. 2025 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
Nasdaq Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.27 Per Share
Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Nasdaq Q2 Earnings
Jefferies Reaffirms Their Hold Rating on Nasdaq (NDAQ)
Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) Price Target Raised to $86.00
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NDAQ Media Sentiment

Each headline receives a score ranging from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). Our company news sentiment scores track the average news sentiment of articles about each company over the most recent 7 days in order to identify companies that are receiving positive press.

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NDAQ News Coverage

We track news headlines from hundreds of news outlets and tag them by company. This chart compares the number of articles about this company in the last seven days compared with the average number of articles about this company on a typical week.

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This page (NASDAQ:NDAQ) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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