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National Research (NRC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$18.74 +0.52 (+2.85%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$18.75 +0.01 (+0.05%)
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About National Research Stock (NASDAQ:NRC)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$18.21
$19.31
50-Day Range
$12.49
$18.74
52-Week Range
$11.01
$22.79
Volume
132,991 shs
Average Volume
84,373 shs
Market Capitalization
$426.34 million
P/E Ratio
48.05
Dividend Yield
3.42%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Sell

Company Overview

National Research Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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18th Percentile Overall Score

NRC MarketRank™: 

National Research scored higher than 18% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 237th out of 301 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    National Research has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    National Research has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about National Research's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of National Research is 48.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.56.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of National Research is 48.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 25.85.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    National Research has a P/B Ratio of 30.23. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about National Research's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.02% of the float of National Research has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    National Research has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.51.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in National Research has recently decreased by 2.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Leadership

    National Research is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.89%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    National Research does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of National Research is 164.10%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about National Research's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    National Research has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for National Research this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for NRC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, National Research insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    8.10% of the stock of National Research is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    47.26% of the stock of National Research is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about National Research's insider trading history.
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NRC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

National Research's stock was trading at $18.77 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, NRC stock has decreased by 0.2% and is now trading at $18.74.

National Research Corporation (NASDAQ:NRC) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter. The business earned $34.80 million during the quarter. National Research had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 117.08% and a net margin of 6.52%.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of National Research: PatientWisdom Inc., The Governance Institute, and National Research Corporation Canada.

Top institutional shareholders of National Research include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.10%), Fifth Third Bancorp (0.40%), Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.05%) and DGS Capital Management LLC (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Amandla Mk Trust, Patrick E Beans and Jordan Nicole Freeman.
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Shares of NRC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that National Research investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Alphabet (GOOG), Netflix (NFLX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/10 Dividend
3/27/2026
Ex-Dividend for 4/10 Dividend
3/27/2026
Dividend Payable
4/10/2026
Last Earnings
4/28/2026
Today
5/05/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/05/2026
Status update
5/27/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
BUSINESS INFO SVC
Sub-Industry
Business Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:NRC
CIK
70487
Employees
490
Year Founded
1981

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.39
Trailing P/E Ratio
48.05
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$11.60 million
Net Margins
6.52%
Pretax Margin
12.99%
Return on Equity
117.08%
Return on Assets
14.10%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
5.36
Current Ratio
0.55
Quick Ratio
0.55

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$137.39 million
Price / Sales
3.10
Cash Flow
$1.29 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.49
Book Value
$0.62 per share
Price / Book
30.23

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
22,750,000
Free Float
22,291,000
Market Cap
$426.34 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.31

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This page (NASDAQ:NRC) was last updated on 5/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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