NiCE $NICE Shares Acquired by Phoenix Financial Ltd.

Phoenix Financial Ltd. grew its holdings in NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) by 21.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 825,629 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 147,169 shares during the quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd.’s holdings in NiCE were worth $90,630,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of NICE. Guardian Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of NiCE by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Guardian Wealth Management Inc. now owns 24,161 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,688,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of NiCE by 7.6% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,527 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $170,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of NiCE by 4.5% during the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 2,878 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $320,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in NiCE by 24.6% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 871 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $79,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the period. Finally, 180 Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in NiCE by 4.0% in the third quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,006 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $557,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.34% of the company’s stock.

NiCE Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of NASDAQ NICE traded up $1.92 on Friday, reaching $96.04. 348,757 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 658,495. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $109.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $104.33. NiCE has a 12 month low of $83.10 and a 12 month high of $136.52. The company has a market cap of $5.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 0.77.

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The technology company reported $2.84 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $790.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $785.75 million. NiCE had a return on equity of 14.34% and a net margin of 12.01%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.18 EPS. Analysts forecast that NiCE will post 8.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Top NiCE Stories

Investors following NICE have been watching these stories:

• Positive Sentiment: NiCE introduced a next-generation version of Cognigy designed to help enterprises deploy and orchestrate AI agents. The launch could strengthen its AI offering and create growth opportunities, though financial impact will depend on adoption. Article: NiCE launches next-generation Cognigy
• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities modestly raised its FY2027 EPS forecast to $9.44 from $9.40 and increased estimates for Q2 and Q3 2027, suggesting some improvement in its longer-term outlook. MarketBeat report
• Negative Sentiment: Northland cut its FY2026 EPS estimate to $8.47 from $8.61, lowering estimates for Q4 2026 and Q1 2027 as well. These revisions indicate near-term earnings expectations have softened. MarketBeat report

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently weighed in on NICE shares. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on shares of NiCE from $145.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 5th. Oppenheimer upgraded shares of NiCE from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $150.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $130.00 target price on shares of NiCE in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of NiCE from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of NiCE in a research note on Thursday, November 5th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $129.79.

NiCE Company Profile

NiCE Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE), formerly known as NICE Systems, is a software company founded in Israel in 1986. It develops cloud-based and artificial intelligence-powered tools for businesses and public-sector organizations. Its products help organizations manage customer service across phone, chat and other digital channels, analyze customer interactions, and support contact-center operations. The company’s offerings include NICE CXone for customer experience and contact-center management, as well as NICE Actimize, which provides financial crime, risk and compliance software.