Westfield Capital Management Co. LP Trims Stake in NIQ Global Intelligence plc $NIQ

Westfield Capital Management Co. LP decreased its position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) by 9.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,388,660 shares of the company’s stock after selling 243,236 shares during the period. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP owned about 0.81% of NIQ Global Intelligence worth $39,389,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in NIQ. Clearstead Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $44,000. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $55,000. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $76,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $162,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Needham & Company LLC lowered their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $21.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.50 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 6th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $18.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $24.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NIQ Global Intelligence has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $17.58.

Insider Activity at NIQ Global Intelligence

In other news, insider James M. Peck acquired 118,625 shares of NIQ Global Intelligence stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $8.43 per share, with a total value of $1,000,008.75. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 424,683 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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 this link. Insiders own 3.80% of the company’s stock.

NIQ Global Intelligence Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of NIQ stock opened at $8.38 on Friday. NIQ Global Intelligence plc has a 52-week low of $7.93 and a 52-week high of $20.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.47 billion and a PE ratio of -6.65. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $10.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.95.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.05. NIQ Global Intelligence had a negative net margin of 7.78% and a positive return on equity of 10.30%. The business had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.05 billion. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, analysts predict that NIQ Global Intelligence plc will post 0.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.