NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Upgraded at Zacks Research

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) was upgraded by Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $18.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $16.00 price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, NIQ Global Intelligence currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $16.61.

NIQ Global Intelligence Price Performance

NIQ opened at $18.82 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $11.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.04. NIQ Global Intelligence has a fifty-two week low of $7.93 and a fifty-two week high of $18.88. The firm has a market cap of $5.55 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.43.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 14.84% and a negative net margin of 8.01%.NIQ Global Intelligence has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.080-1.120 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.220-0.240 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NIQ. Deutsche Bank AG bought a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the fourth quarter worth $38,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter valued at about $44,000. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter valued at about $76,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 195.9% during the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 4,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 3,244 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Optas LLC acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the first quarter worth about $128,000.

About NIQ Global Intelligence

Nuveen Intermediate Duration Quality Municipal Term Fund is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments Inc The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. It invests into public fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies that are operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in municipal securities that are exempt from federal income taxes, and seeks to maintain a portfolio with an intermediate effective duration of between 3 and 10 years, including the effects of leverage.