Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Nasdaq (NDAQ)

Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 10/30/2026 – Nasdaq was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b+)”.
• 10/30/2026 – Nasdaq is now covered by Erste Group Bank. They set a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Nasdaq had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They now have a $118.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Nasdaq was given a new $121.00 price target by Barclays. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Nasdaq had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group from $109.00 to $120.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Nasdaq had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $118.00 to $132.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Nasdaq had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $120.00 to $122.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – Nasdaq had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $100.00 to $111.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Nasdaq had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group.
• 10/16/2026 – Nasdaq had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 10/12/2026 – Nasdaq had its price target raised by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $115.00 to $116.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Nasdaq had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $108.00 to $107.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – Nasdaq had its price target lowered by Raymond James Financial from $119.00 to $109.00.
• 10/9/2026 – Nasdaq had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $120.00 to $118.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – Nasdaq had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial.
• 10/8/2026 – Nasdaq had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $114.00 to $120.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/7/2026 – Nasdaq had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays. They now have a $109.00 price target on the stock, down from $111.00.
• 10/2/2026 – Nasdaq had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler. They now have a $108.00 price target on the stock, up from $104.00.
• 10/2/2026 – Nasdaq had its price target lowered by Bank of America from $135.00 to $132.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Nasdaq had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group from $108.00 to $109.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Nasdaq is now covered by Wells Fargo & Company. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Nasdaq is now covered by Wells Fargo & Company. They set a “positive” rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Nasdaq was given a new $100.00 price target by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 9/21/2026 – Nasdaq was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 9/10/2026 – Nasdaq had its price target lowered by Rothschild & Co Redburn from $110.00 to $107.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Nasdaq Stock Performance

NASDAQ NDAQ traded up $2.73 on Wednesday, reaching $109.70. 4,641,895 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,361,006. The firm has a market cap of $60.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.95. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $96.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $90.77. Nasdaq, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $76.55 and a fifty-two week high of $110.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 22nd. The financial services provider reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.02 by $0.02. Nasdaq had a return on equity of 19.03% and a net margin of 22.81%. The company had revenue of $2.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.47 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.88 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Nasdaq, Inc. will post 4.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Nasdaq Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 18th. Investors of record on Friday, December 4th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 4th. Nasdaq’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 33.88%.

Insider Activity at Nasdaq

In other Nasdaq news, EVP Jeremy Skule sold 1,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.00, for a total value of $106,875.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 96,561 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,173,295. The trade was a 1.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Bradley J. Peterson sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.38, for a total value of $413,520.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 118,293 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,229,130.34. This represents a 3.27% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 22,877 shares of company stock worth $2,330,505. 0.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Nasdaq, Inc is a global financial technology and market infrastructure company best known for operating the Nasdaq Stock Market, one of the world’s largest electronic stock exchanges. The company provides listing services for public companies and operates trading venues for equities, options and other financial products. Its exchange business serves companies, investors and market participants in the United States, as well as through Nasdaq’s Nordic and Baltic market operations.

Beyond its exchange activities, Nasdaq provides market data, analytics, indexes and technology used by exchanges, brokers, banks, asset managers and other financial institutions.