NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Insider James Peck Buys 118,625 Shares

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) insider James Peck acquired 118,625 shares of NIQ Global Intelligence stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was bought at an average price of $8.43 per share, with a total value of $1,000,008.75. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly owned 424,683 shares in the company, valued at $3,580,077.69. This represents a 38.76% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:NIQ traded up $0.62 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $8.82. The company had a trading volume of 1,837,982 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,403,644. NIQ Global Intelligence plc has a 12-month low of $8.06 and a 12-month high of $20.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. The company has a market cap of $2.60 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.01. The company has a fifty day moving average of $11.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $13.41.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.05. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 10.30% and a negative net margin of 7.78%.The business had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.05 billion. The company’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. On average, equities research analysts expect that NIQ Global Intelligence plc will post 0.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the first quarter valued at about $280,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 271.3% in the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 585,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,660,000 after acquiring an additional 428,019 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 52.2% during the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 531,216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,040,000 after buying an additional 182,300 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the first quarter valued at approximately $370,000. Finally, Gabelli Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 7.0% during the first quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 505,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,742,000 after buying an additional 33,000 shares during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on NIQ. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $18.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Needham & Company LLC cut their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $21.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.50 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $13.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $14.00 price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Friday. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company 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.