Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Nasdaq (NDAQ)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ):

• 1/30/2025 – Nasdaq had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $88.00 to $95.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Nasdaq had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $96.00 to $95.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Nasdaq had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They now have a $95.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Nasdaq had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $79.00 to $89.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2025 – Nasdaq had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $97.00 to $96.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2025 – Nasdaq had its price target raised by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from $86.00 to $89.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/10/2025 – Nasdaq had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $78.00 to $84.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/9/2025 – Nasdaq had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They now have a $95.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/9/2025 – Nasdaq had its price target raised by analysts at Raymond James from $83.00 to $84.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/8/2025 – Nasdaq was upgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $98.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $80.00.
• 12/20/2024 – Nasdaq had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $86.00 to $91.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 12/14/2024 – Nasdaq was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/9/2024 – Nasdaq had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $87.00 to $97.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Nasdaq Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:NDAQ opened at $81.72 on Wednesday. Nasdaq, Inc. has a 12-month low of $54.90 and a 12-month high of $83.77. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $79.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $75.13. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market cap of $46.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.56, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.99.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.02. Nasdaq had a net margin of 15.10% and a return on equity of 14.82%. On average, research analysts forecast that Nasdaq, Inc. will post 3.17 EPS for the current year.

Nasdaq Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity at Nasdaq

In other news, EVP Jeremy Skule sold 12,075 shares of Nasdaq stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.75, for a total value of $950,906.25. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Bryan Everard Smith sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.56, for a total value of $285,460.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 55,576 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,532,778.56. The trade was a 5.92 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nasdaq

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Founders Capital Management purchased a new position in Nasdaq in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Nasdaq in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Nasdaq during the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Nasdaq by 106.6% during the 4th quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 436 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Claro Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Nasdaq in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.47% of the company’s stock.

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.