William Blair Issues Optimistic Forecast for Nasdaq Earnings

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Nasdaq in a research note issued on Monday, April 14th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.81 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.79. The consensus estimate for Nasdaq's current full-year earnings is $3.18 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Nasdaq's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.24 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on NDAQ. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $95.00 price target on shares of Nasdaq in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on Nasdaq from $80.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Bank of America increased their price target on Nasdaq from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of Nasdaq from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $91.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised shares of Nasdaq from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $80.00 to $98.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $85.88.

Nasdaq Trading Up 0.7 %

NDAQ stock traded up $0.49 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $72.18. The company had a trading volume of 2,606,182 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,828,433. Nasdaq has a one year low of $58.10 and a one year high of $84.15. The business has a 50-day moving average of $75.82 and a 200-day moving average of $77.40. The stock has a market cap of $41.51 billion, a PE ratio of 37.59, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.02. Nasdaq had a return on equity of 14.82% and a net margin of 15.10%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nasdaq

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NDAQ. Grove Bank & Trust lifted its stake in shares of Nasdaq by 194.6% during the 1st quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 327 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Nasdaq during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Highline Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Nasdaq by 1,509.5% during the first quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 338 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 317 shares in the last quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Nasdaq in the first quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Founders Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Nasdaq in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Institutional investors own 72.47% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Nasdaq news, EVP Bryan Everard Smith sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.56, for a total transaction of $285,460.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 55,576 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,532,778.56. This represents a 5.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Sarah Youngwood sold 14,959 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.68, for a total value of $1,102,179.12. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 59,694 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,398,253.92. The trade was a 20.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 19,116 shares of company stock worth $1,434,818. 0.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Nasdaq Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were given a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.33%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. Nasdaq's payout ratio is 50.00%.

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.