FY2026 EPS Estimates for NiCE Decreased by Cantor Fitzgerald

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) – Equities research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their FY2026 EPS estimates for NiCE in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst T. Blakey now expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of $9.25 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $11.32. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $133.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for NiCE’s current full-year earnings is $9.85 per share.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on NICE. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on NiCE from $152.00 to $136.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Rosenblatt Securities lowered their price objective on shares of NiCE from $190.00 to $175.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NiCE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of NiCE from $190.00 to $175.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on NiCE from $200.00 to $165.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, NiCE has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $170.54.

NiCE Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NICE traded down $0.04 on Thursday, reaching $101.59. The stock had a trading volume of 189,228 shares, compared to its average volume of 601,346. NiCE has a twelve month low of $99.12 and a twelve month high of $193.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.43 billion, a PE ratio of 12.11, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $135.37 and a 200 day moving average of $149.92.

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The technology company reported $3.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.17 by $0.01. NiCE had a net margin of 18.92% and a return on equity of 17.43%. The company had revenue of $732.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $728.07 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.88 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. NiCE has set its FY 2025 guidance at 12.180-12.320 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NICE. Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in shares of NiCE by 14.1% during the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 691,627 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $106,628,000 after buying an additional 85,286 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC raised its position in shares of NiCE by 1,518.4% in the 1st quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 26,056 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $4,017,000 after buying an additional 24,446 shares during the period. ARK Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in NiCE by 17.2% in the first quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 11,883 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,832,000 after acquiring an additional 1,746 shares during the last quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. boosted its holdings in NiCE by 3.7% in the second quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 1,831,690 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $309,389,000 after acquiring an additional 65,420 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Neuberger Berman Group LLC grew its position in NiCE by 40.9% during the first quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 639,685 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $98,620,000 after acquiring an additional 185,716 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.34% of the company’s stock.

NiCE Company Profile

NiCE Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud platforms for AI-driven digital business solutions worldwide. It offers CXone, a cloud native open platform; Enlighten, an AI engine for the customer engagement market; and smart self-service enables organizations to address consumers’ needs; and journey orchestration solutions that empower organizations to connect and route customers to deal with the customer’s request, and connects them using real-time AI-based routing.