William Blair Comments on Nasdaq’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:NDAQ)

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) – Analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Nasdaq in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt expects that the financial services provider will earn $0.75 per share for the quarter. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nasdaq’s current full-year earnings is $3.16 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Nasdaq’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.22 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.67 EPS.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.02. Nasdaq had a net margin of 15.10% and a return on equity of 14.91%.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on shares of Nasdaq from $86.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on Nasdaq from $81.00 to $80.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on Nasdaq from $86.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. StockNews.com upgraded Nasdaq from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, December 14th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Nasdaq from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $80.00 to $98.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $86.88.

Nasdaq Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of NDAQ stock opened at $82.28 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.56. Nasdaq has a 52-week low of $54.90 and a 52-week high of $83.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.29 billion, a PE ratio of 42.85, a PEG ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 0.95.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nasdaq

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NDAQ. Olstein Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in Nasdaq by 35.6% during the fourth quarter. Olstein Capital Management L.P. now owns 80,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,185,000 after buying an additional 21,000 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Nasdaq by 75.7% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 53,933 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,170,000 after purchasing an additional 23,244 shares in the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in Nasdaq in the 4th quarter worth about $856,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Nasdaq by 49.8% in the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 164,179 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $11,987,000 after buying an additional 54,594 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cumberland Partners Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Nasdaq during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $10,400,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.47% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Nasdaq

In other Nasdaq news, insider Pc Nelson Griggs sold 5,742 shares of Nasdaq stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.34, for a total transaction of $444,086.28. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 205,821 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,918,196.14. The trade was a 2.71 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Jeremy Skule sold 12,075 shares of Nasdaq stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.75, for a total value of $950,906.25. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 102,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,072,268.75. The trade was a 10.54 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 29,817 shares of company stock valued at $2,330,033 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Nasdaq Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.17%. Nasdaq’s dividend payout ratio is presently 50.00%.

About Nasdaq

Nasdaq, Inc operates as a technology company that serves capital markets and other industries worldwide. It operates in three segments: Capital Access Platforms, Financial Technology, and Market Services. The Capital Access Platforms segment sells and distributes historical and real-time market data; and develops and licenses Nasdaq-branded indices and financial products.