Q2 Earnings Estimate for NiCE Issued By Northland Securities

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) – Investment analysts at Northland Securities raised their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for NiCE in a report issued on Wednesday, May 6th. Northland Securities analyst M. Latimore now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $2.12 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.10. The consensus estimate for NiCE’s current full-year earnings is $8.95 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for NiCE’s Q3 2026 earnings at $2.22 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.47 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.98 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.29 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.88 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.04 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on NICE. Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $120.00 price target on shares of NiCE in a report on Friday, February 20th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of NiCE from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of NiCE from $119.00 to $100.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of NiCE from $150.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Citizens Jmp dropped their target price on shares of NiCE from $200.00 to $170.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $136.92.

NiCE Stock Up 1.8%

NASDAQ:NICE opened at $87.94 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $5.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $108.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $112.01. NiCE has a twelve month low of $84.38 and a twelve month high of $180.61.

NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $2.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.52 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $768.62 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $760.94 million. NiCE had a net margin of 17.57% and a return on equity of 17.42%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.87 earnings per share. NiCE has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.980-11.180 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.600-2.700 EPS.

Institutional Trading of NiCE

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Truist Financial Corp bought a new position in NiCE in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,230,000. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd boosted its stake in NiCE by 101.7% in the 3rd quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 44,940 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $6,578,000 after purchasing an additional 22,664 shares in the last quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. boosted its stake in NiCE by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 1,646,690 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $186,142,000 after purchasing an additional 15,000 shares in the last quarter. Madison Asset Management LLC bought a new position in NiCE in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,381,000. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in NiCE by 127.0% in the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 25,796 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,916,000 after purchasing an additional 14,430 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 63.34% of the company’s stock.

NiCE declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, February 19th that permits the company to repurchase $600.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the technology company to buy up to 9.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

NiCE Company Profile

NiCE Ltd is a global software provider specializing in solutions for customer engagement, financial crime prevention, public safety, workforce optimization and border security. Its product offerings include cloud-native and on-premises platforms that leverage advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and automation to help organizations enhance customer experiences, streamline operations and ensure regulatory compliance. NiCE’s portfolio addresses the needs of contact centers, financial institutions, government agencies and enterprises across a broad range of industries.

In customer engagement, NiCE delivers tools for omnichannel interaction management, real-time and historical analytics, workforce management, and quality management.