NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Price Target Lowered to $14.00 at Robert W. Baird

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) had its price target trimmed by Robert W. Baird from $20.00 to $14.00 in a research note published on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm currently has an outperform rating on the stock.

NIQ has been the subject of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on NIQ Global Intelligence from $21.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Wall Street Zen lowered NIQ Global Intelligence from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Needham & Company LLC lowered their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $21.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price target on NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.50 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $18.58.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Performance

Shares of NIQ opened at $8.23 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.86. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $11.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.41. The stock has a market cap of $2.43 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.53. NIQ Global Intelligence has a 52 week low of $8.06 and a 52 week high of $20.39.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.05. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 10.84% and a negative net margin of 7.78%.The business had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. The company’s revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. NIQ Global Intelligence has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.950-0.990 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.190-0.21 EPS. On average, analysts expect that NIQ Global Intelligence will post 0.87 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Advent International L.P. purchased a new position in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter valued at $2,345,270,000. SurgoCap Partners LP acquired a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth $91,971,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of NIQ Global Intelligence in the 3rd quarter worth $78,791,000. Vanguard Group Inc. acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter worth about $63,188,000. Finally, DNB Asset Management AS acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter worth about $58,719,000.

More NIQ Global Intelligence News

Here are the key news stories impacting NIQ Global Intelligence this week:

• Positive Sentiment: NIQ beat Q1 expectations on both EPS and revenue, which supports the recent stock strength. MarketBeat earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: FY 2026 EPS guidance of $0.95-$0.99 was above the consensus estimate, and management outlined $70 million-$80 million in expected run-rate savings. MSN article
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple brokers lowered price targets, including RBC, Wells Fargo, Baird, and Needham, but all maintained positive ratings such as outperform, overweight, or buy. Benzinga report
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts now largely see upside from the current share price, but the lower targets suggest some caution around valuation and near-term execution. Tickerreport article

About NIQ Global Intelligence

Nuveen Intermediate Duration Quality Municipal Term Fund is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments Inc The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. It invests into public fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies that are operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in municipal securities that are exempt from federal income taxes, and seeks to maintain a portfolio with an intermediate effective duration of between 3 and 10 years, including the effects of leverage.