Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Nasdaq Q1 Earnings

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) – Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Nasdaq in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.75 per share for the quarter. William Blair currently 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.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Nasdaq from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $80.00 to $98.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Raymond James raised their target price on Nasdaq from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Citigroup upped their price target on Nasdaq from $78.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Nasdaq from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their target price on shares of Nasdaq from $86.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $86.88.

Nasdaq Stock Up 0.1 %

NDAQ stock opened at $82.34 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $74.78. The company has a market cap of $47.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.89, a price-to-earnings-growth 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. Nasdaq has a fifty-two week low of $54.90 and a fifty-two week high of $83.77.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.02. Nasdaq had a net margin of 15.10% and a return on equity of 14.91%.

Nasdaq Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid 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 Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Pc Nelson Griggs sold 5,742 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the insider now directly owns 205,821 shares in the company, valued at $15,918,196.14. The trade was a 2.71 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Jeremy Skule sold 12,075 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.75, for a total value of $950,906.25. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 102,505 shares in the company, valued at $8,072,268.75. This trade represents a 10.54 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 29,817 shares of company stock valued at $2,330,033. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Nasdaq during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. raised its position in shares of Nasdaq by 94.9% during the 4th quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 6,030 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $466,000 after buying an additional 2,936 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Nasdaq by 1,274.2% during the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 907 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $70,000 after acquiring an additional 841 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc grew its position in Nasdaq by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 67,823 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,243,000 after acquiring an additional 2,951 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its stake in Nasdaq by 22.1% in the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 61,813 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,086,000 after acquiring an additional 11,198 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.47% of the company’s stock.

Nasdaq Company Profile

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.