Zacks Research Predicts Nasdaq’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:NDAQ)

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Nasdaq in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.90 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.89. The consensus estimate for Nasdaq’s current full-year earnings is $3.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Nasdaq’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.71 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.03 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.11 EPS.

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

NDAQ has been the topic of a number of other reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Nasdaq from $103.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $100.00 price objective (up previously from $99.00) on shares of Nasdaq in a report on Monday, October 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on Nasdaq from $97.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $108.00 target price on shares of Nasdaq in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price target on Nasdaq from $94.00 to $96.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Nasdaq has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.67.

Nasdaq Stock Down 0.4%

NDAQ stock opened at $87.08 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $49.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.10, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. Nasdaq has a twelve month low of $64.84 and a twelve month high of $97.63. The company’s 50 day moving average is $88.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $88.57.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nasdaq

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of NDAQ. 111 Capital lifted its stake in shares of Nasdaq by 67.0% in the 2nd quarter. 111 Capital now owns 11,089 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $992,000 after purchasing an additional 4,450 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in Nasdaq by 35.9% in the second quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 64,153 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,737,000 after buying an additional 16,950 shares during the period. FORA Capital LLC purchased a new position in Nasdaq in the first quarter valued at approximately $664,000. Fiduciary Alliance LLC lifted its position in Nasdaq by 18.9% during the second quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 25,012 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,237,000 after buying an additional 3,976 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in Nasdaq by 9.4% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 64,012 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,856,000 after buying an additional 5,507 shares during the period. 72.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Jeremy Skule sold 2,105 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.40, for a total value of $179,767.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 84,974 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,256,779.60. The trade was a 2.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Nasdaq Dividend Announcement

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 paid a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 5th. Nasdaq’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 38.57%.

Nasdaq Company Profile

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.