NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Stock Price Down 9% – Time to Sell?

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ)’s stock price fell 9% on Thursday. The company traded as low as $18.54 and last traded at $19.1680. 1,427,901 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 1% from the average daily volume of 1,419,086 shares. The stock had previously closed at $21.06.

More NIQ Global Intelligence News

These are some of the NIQ news items that stood out recently:

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter adjusted EPS was $0.30, above estimates of $0.23–$0.24 and up from $0.03 a year earlier. Revenue rose 6.3% year over year to $1.12 billion, slightly exceeding expectations. Zacks Q3 earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: NIQ raised its full-year 2026 EPS guidance to $1.16–$1.20, above the $1.04 consensus. Fourth-quarter EPS guidance of $0.43–$0.47 also tops the $0.42 estimate. Full-year and fourth-quarter revenue guidance of $4.5 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively, is in line with expectations. Yahoo Finance guidance report
• Positive Sentiment: A report also highlighted NIQ’s first GAAP profit since its IPO and authorization of a share buyback, which may support investor confidence. Q3 earnings and buyback report

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently weighed in on NIQ. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $13.00 to $16.50 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 28th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of NIQ Global Intelligence from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 17th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets set a $22.00 target price on shares of NIQ Global Intelligence and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NIQ Global Intelligence currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $19.17.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Down 9.4%

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 firm has a market cap of $5.63 billion, a P/E ratio of -15.64 and a beta of -0.27. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $18.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.43.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 12th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.07. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 14.84% and a negative net margin of 8.01%. The company had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.11 billion. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. NIQ Global Intelligence has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.160-1.200 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.430-0.470 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that NIQ Global Intelligence plc will post 0.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NIQ Global Intelligence

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Group One Trading LLC bought a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the third quarter worth $72,000. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at about $185,000. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence in the 2nd quarter valued at about $108,000. Machina Capital S.A.S. grew its holdings in NIQ Global Intelligence by 18.2% during the third quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S. now owns 12,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,000 after purchasing an additional 1,900 shares during the period. Finally, Abel Hall LLC grew its holdings in NIQ Global Intelligence by 26.4% during the third quarter. Abel Hall LLC now owns 12,816 shares of the company’s stock worth $218,000 after purchasing an additional 2,676 shares during the period.

About NIQ Global Intelligence

NIQ Global Intelligence, Inc. (NYSE: NIQ), also known as NielsenIQ, provides consumer and retail intelligence to manufacturers and retailers. Its services include retail measurement, consumer and shopper insights, market research, and data analytics designed to help clients understand purchasing behavior, track product performance, and inform business decisions. The company combines information from retail sales, consumer panels, and other sources to deliver analysis across product categories and markets.