WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 86,061 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,419,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. State of Wyoming purchased a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the third quarter worth approximately $55,000. Rhumbline Advisers purchased a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $597,000. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $9,249,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $251,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. purchased a new position in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $63,188,000.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research firms have recently issued reports on NIQ. UBS Group reduced their target price 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. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $18.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. Wall Street Zen raised NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.50 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $14.00 price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, NIQ Global Intelligence has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $17.58.
NIQ Global Intelligence Trading Down 0.8%
Shares of NYSE:NIQ opened at $8.29 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $10.09 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01. NIQ Global Intelligence plc has a 12-month low of $7.93 and a 12-month high of $20.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.45 billion and a P/E ratio of -6.58.
NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.05 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 10.30% and a negative net margin of 7.78%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities analysts expect that NIQ Global Intelligence plc will post 0.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider James M. Peck purchased 118,625 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $8.43 per share, with a total value of $1,000,008.75. Following the purchase, 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 ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 3.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
NIQ Global Intelligence 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.
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