Wedbush Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for NiCE

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) – Equities researchers at Wedbush reduced their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for NiCE in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 18th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $1.95 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.59. The consensus estimate for NiCE’s current full-year earnings is $9.85 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for NiCE’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.20 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.55 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on NICE. Rosenblatt Securities reduced their price objective on NiCE from $190.00 to $175.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on NiCE from $193.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. DA Davidson decreased their price target on NiCE from $150.00 to $130.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of NiCE from $185.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald cut their price target on NiCE from $154.00 to $133.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $170.54.

NiCE Price Performance

NICE opened at $101.63 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.98. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $135.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $149.92. NiCE has a one year low of $99.12 and a one year high of $193.52.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NiCE

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Richardson Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of NiCE by 99.0% during the 2nd quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 199 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Cheviot Value Management LLC bought a new position in NiCE in the first quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC acquired a new position in shares of NiCE during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in shares of NiCE during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $60,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in shares of NiCE in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $65,000. 63.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About NiCE

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.