FY2025 EPS Estimates for Nasdaq Increased by Zacks Research

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Nasdaq in a report released on Friday, November 7th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $3.39 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.27. The consensus estimate for Nasdaq’s current full-year earnings is $3.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nasdaq’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.70 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.02 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.08 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on NDAQ. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Nasdaq in a report on Friday, July 25th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and set a $101.00 price target (up from $96.00) on shares of Nasdaq in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Barclays set a $109.00 target price on shares of Nasdaq and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Morgan Stanley set a $90.00 price objective on Nasdaq and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 target price (up from $99.00) on shares of Nasdaq in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Nasdaq has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $99.67.

Nasdaq Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ NDAQ opened at $87.83 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $89.35 and a 200-day moving average price of $88.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $50.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.98. Nasdaq has a 1 year low of $64.84 and a 1 year high of $97.63.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 21st. The financial services provider reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.06. Nasdaq had a return on equity of 16.28% and a net margin of 19.90%.The firm had revenue of $1.32 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.74 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nasdaq

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Nasdaq by 72.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 285 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Front Row Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Nasdaq during the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Nasdaq during the second quarter worth about $27,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Nasdaq during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Access Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Nasdaq in the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.47% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nasdaq

In other news, EVP Jeremy Skule sold 2,105 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.40, for a total value of $179,767.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 84,974 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,256,779.60. This represents a 2.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Nasdaq Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 5th. Nasdaq’s payout ratio is presently 38.57%.

About Nasdaq

Nasdaq, Inc operates as a technology company that serves capital markets and other industries worldwide. It operates in three segments: Capital Access Platforms, Financial Technology, and Market Services. The Capital Access Platforms segment sells and distributes historical and real-time market data; and develops and licenses Nasdaq-branded indices and financial products.