Gabelli Funds LLC Acquires 71,762 Shares of NIQ Global Intelligence plc $NIQ

Gabelli Funds LLC increased its holdings in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) by 17.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 472,000 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 71,762 shares during the period. Gabelli Funds LLC’s holdings in NIQ Global Intelligence were worth $7,783,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Advent International L.P. bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at about $2,345,270,000. SurgoCap Partners LP bought a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at about $91,971,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter worth approximately $78,791,000. Vanguard Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter worth approximately $63,188,000. Finally, DNB Asset Management AS bought a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter worth approximately $58,719,000.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Down 0.4%

NYSE NIQ opened at $8.53 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $10.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $13.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. NIQ Global Intelligence plc has a fifty-two week low of $8.06 and a fifty-two week high of $20.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.52 billion and a PE ratio of -6.77.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 10.30% and a negative net margin of 7.78%.NIQ Global Intelligence’s revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. NIQ Global Intelligence has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.950-0.990 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.190-0.21 EPS. Equities analysts expect that NIQ Global Intelligence plc will post 0.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider James M. Peck acquired 118,625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $8.43 per share, for a total transaction of $1,000,008.75. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 424,683 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,580,077.69. This trade represents a 38.76% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on NIQ shares. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $18.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $14.00 price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence in a report on Friday, May 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $13.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $24.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $17.58.

NIQ Global Intelligence Company Profile

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.