Nasdaq, Inc. $NDAQ Shares Acquired by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) by 1.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,671,609 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 46,561 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Nasdaq were worth $226,780,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its position in Nasdaq by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,855,235 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $277,329,000 after buying an additional 45,783 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp lifted its stake in shares of Nasdaq by 27.5% in the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 61,076 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,933,000 after acquiring an additional 13,160 shares during the last quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nasdaq in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,245,000. Advisors Preferred LLC purchased a new stake in Nasdaq during the 4th quarter valued at about $4,872,000. Finally, MKP Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new stake in Nasdaq during the 4th quarter valued at about $33,996,000. 72.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NDAQ has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $105.00 price target (up from $101.00) on shares of Nasdaq in a research note on Monday. Loop Capital set a $113.00 price objective on Nasdaq in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $113.00 target price (up from $111.00) on shares of Nasdaq in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Nasdaq from $116.00 to $112.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Nasdaq from $114.00 to $108.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $108.00.

Nasdaq Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:NDAQ opened at $90.42 on Friday. Nasdaq, Inc. has a 1 year low of $76.55 and a 1 year high of $101.79. The company has a market cap of $51.14 billion, a PE ratio of 27.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $87.41 and its 200 day moving average is $88.50.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $2.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.46 billion. Nasdaq had a return on equity of 17.51% and a net margin of 23.15%.The business’s revenue was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.85 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Nasdaq, Inc. will post 3.93 EPS for the current year.

Nasdaq Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Investors of record on Friday, September 11th will be paid a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 11th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Nasdaq’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.35%.

Key Nasdaq News

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

Insider Activity at Nasdaq

In other news, insider Cohen Tal sold 15,518 shares of Nasdaq stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.75, for a total transaction of $1,408,258.50. Following the sale, the insider owned 215,208 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,530,126. The trade was a 6.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Ab Investor purchased 56,782 shares of Nasdaq stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of $85.98 per share, for a total transaction of $4,882,116.36. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 58,439,208 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,024,603,103.84. This trade represents a 0.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Nasdaq Company Profile

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.