NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) Short Interest Update

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ) saw a large drop in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,570,762 shares, a drop of 33.2% from the August 15th total of 5,349,343 shares. Currently, 1.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 1,340,923 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.7 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $18.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Zacks Research raised shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. BMO Capital Markets set a $16.00 target price on NIQ Global Intelligence in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on NIQ Global Intelligence from $13.00 to $16.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, NIQ Global Intelligence presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $18.50.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NIQ stock traded up $0.05 on Thursday, reaching $17.88. 510,344 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,464,715. NIQ Global Intelligence has a twelve month low of $7.93 and a twelve month high of $19.69. The company has a market capitalization of $5.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.63 and a beta of -0.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $15.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.89.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $1.12 billion for 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of NIQ Global Intelligence

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd grew its position in NIQ Global Intelligence by 50.0% during the 2nd quarter. BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd now owns 300,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,805,000 after purchasing an additional 100,000 shares during the last quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP purchased a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,199,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its holdings in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 209.6% in the second 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 during the period. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence during the second quarter worth $108,000. Finally, Readystate Asset Management LP lifted its holdings in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence by 9.6% during the second quarter. Readystate Asset Management LP now owns 164,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,537,000 after purchasing an additional 14,375 shares during the period.

NIQ Global Intelligence Company Profile

NIQ Global Intelligence plc, formerly known as NielsenIQ, is a global consumer intelligence and market measurement company. It provides data, analytics and technology that help consumer goods manufacturers, retailers and other businesses understand purchasing behavior, evaluate market performance and make decisions about products, pricing, distribution and marketing.

The company’s services include retail sales measurement, consumer panel data, market research, business intelligence, analytics and software solutions.