Militia Capital Management LLC Acquires Shares of 6,542 Nasdaq, Inc. $NDAQ

Militia Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 6,542 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $555,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NDAQ. MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Nasdaq during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of Nasdaq in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Nemes Rush Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Nasdaq during the 4th quarter worth $35,000. Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new position in Nasdaq during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac acquired a new stake in shares of Nasdaq in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.47% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on NDAQ shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Nasdaq in a research note on Monday. Loop Capital set a $113.00 price objective on Nasdaq in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $113.00 price objective (up from $111.00) on shares of Nasdaq in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $110.00 price objective on Nasdaq in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on Nasdaq from $92.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Nasdaq currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $108.00.

Nasdaq News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Nasdaq this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Nasdaq posted Q2 2026 earnings of $1.07 per share, topping estimates of $0.98, while revenue came in at $2.53 billion versus expectations of $1.46 billion, driven by index and fintech growth and record Market Services performance. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: The company said second-quarter net revenue rose 15% year over year to $1.5 billion, suggesting improving operating momentum and stronger underlying demand across its businesses. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Nasdaq also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, signaling continued capital returns to shareholders. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are also digesting the earnings call transcript and post-earnings commentary, which may provide more detail on management’s outlook, but the main market-moving catalyst is the beat-and-raise tone from the quarter. Article Title

Nasdaq Trading Down 0.5%

NDAQ stock opened at $90.42 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The company has a market cap of $51.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.24, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 0.99. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $87.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $88.50. Nasdaq, Inc. has a 52 week low of $76.55 and a 52 week high of $101.79.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. Nasdaq had a net margin of 23.15% and a return on equity of 17.51%. Nasdaq’s revenue was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that Nasdaq, Inc. will post 3.93 EPS for the current year.

Nasdaq Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be issued a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 11th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Nasdaq’s payout ratio is currently 37.35%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nasdaq

In other news, insider Cohen Tal sold 15,518 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.75, for a total transaction of $1,408,258.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 215,208 shares in the company, valued at $19,530,126. This trade represents a 6.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Bradley J. Peterson sold 7,710 shares of Nasdaq stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.82, for a total value of $700,222.20. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 141,035 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,808,798.70. The trade was a 5.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Nasdaq

Nasdaq, Inc is a global financial technology company that operates one of the world’s leading electronic securities exchanges and provides a broad array of products and services to capital markets participants. Its core activities include operating the Nasdaq Stock Market and other trading venues, developing and supplying market technology and matching engines to exchanges and trading firms, licensing market data and indices, and offering clearing, trade execution and post-trade solutions. The company also provides market surveillance, risk management and regulatory technology used by exchanges and regulators.

Founded in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) as the first electronic stock market, Nasdaq has evolved into a diversified marketplace and technology provider.