NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $18.50

Shares of NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation, seven have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $18.50.

NIQ has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $13.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $13.00 to $16.50 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. BMO Capital Markets set a $16.00 target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 1st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of NIQ. Engineers Gate Manager LP purchased a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the second quarter worth about $1,199,000. LB Partners LLC increased its position in NIQ Global Intelligence by 63.3% during the 1st quarter. LB Partners LLC now owns 399,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,545,000 after purchasing an additional 155,000 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its holdings in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 209.6% in the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 266,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,491,000 after purchasing an additional 180,372 shares in the last quarter. BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd raised its holdings in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 50.0% in the 2nd quarter. BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd now owns 300,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,805,000 after purchasing an additional 100,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 52.2% in the 1st quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 531,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,040,000 after purchasing an additional 182,300 shares during the period.

NIQ Global Intelligence Trading Up 3.7%

NIQ opened at $17.26 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $5.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.15 and a beta of -0.08. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $16.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $12.36. NIQ Global Intelligence has a one year low of $7.93 and a one year high of $19.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.09.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.07. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 14.84% and a negative net margin of 8.01%.The firm had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.11 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.080-1.120 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.220-0.240 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.99 EPS for the current year.

About NIQ Global Intelligence

NIQ Global Intelligence, formerly known as NielsenIQ, is a global consumer intelligence and market measurement company. It provides retailers, consumer packaged goods manufacturers and other businesses with data and analytics intended to help them understand consumer behavior, evaluate product performance and make decisions about pricing, assortment, distribution and marketing.

The company collects and analyzes retail sales, consumer purchasing and market data across categories such as food, beverages, household products, health and beauty, and other consumer goods.