NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Stock Falls 9% – What’s Next?

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) shares fell 9% during mid-day trading on Thursday. The company traded as low as $18.54 and last traded at $19.1680. Approximately 1,427,901 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 1% from the average session volume of 1,419,086 shares. The stock had previously closed at $21.06.

Key Stories Impacting NIQ Global Intelligence

Investors following NIQ have been watching these stories:

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter adjusted EPS was $0.30, above estimates of $0.23–$0.24 and up from $0.03 a year earlier. Revenue rose 6.3% year over year to $1.12 billion, slightly exceeding expectations. Zacks Q3 earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: NIQ raised its full-year 2026 EPS guidance to $1.16–$1.20, above the $1.04 consensus. Fourth-quarter EPS guidance of $0.43–$0.47 also tops the $0.42 estimate. Full-year and fourth-quarter revenue guidance of $4.5 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively, is in line with expectations. Yahoo Finance guidance report
• Positive Sentiment: A report also highlighted NIQ’s first GAAP profit since its IPO and authorization of a share buyback, which may support investor confidence. Q3 earnings and buyback report

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets set a $22.00 price target on NIQ Global Intelligence and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank upped their price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Zacks Research raised shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $19.17.

NIQ Global Intelligence Price Performance

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $18.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.64 and a beta of -0.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.09.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 12th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.07. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 14.84% and a negative net margin of 8.01%. The company had revenue of $1.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. NIQ Global Intelligence has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.160-1.200 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.430-0.470 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that NIQ Global Intelligence plc will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of NIQ Global Intelligence

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NIQ. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 80.5% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,030,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,531,000 after purchasing an additional 459,503 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 67.0% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 715,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,140,000 after acquiring an additional 287,129 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 271.3% during the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 585,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,660,000 after acquiring an additional 428,019 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 52.2% during the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 531,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,040,000 after purchasing an additional 182,300 shares during the period. Finally, Gabelli Funds LLC boosted its holdings in NIQ Global Intelligence by 7.0% in the first quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 505,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,742,000 after acquiring an additional 33,000 shares during the last quarter.

About NIQ Global Intelligence

NIQ Global Intelligence, Inc. (NYSE: NIQ), also known as NielsenIQ, provides consumer and retail intelligence to manufacturers and retailers. Its services include retail measurement, consumer and shopper insights, market research, and data analytics designed to help clients understand purchasing behavior, track product performance, and inform business decisions. The company combines information from retail sales, consumer panels, and other sources to deliver analysis across product categories and markets.