Nasdaq (NDAQ) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQGet Free Report) is anticipated to announce its earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, January 29th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.74 per share and revenue of $1,227,912.19 billion for the quarter. Investors that are interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.17 billion. Nasdaq had a return on equity of 14.56% and a net margin of 13.67%. The firm’s revenue was up 21.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.71 EPS. On average, analysts expect Nasdaq to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Nasdaq Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of Nasdaq stock opened at $79.87 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $79.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $73.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. Nasdaq has a 12-month low of $54.90 and a 12-month high of $83.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.83, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.98.

Nasdaq Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Friday, December 6th were paid a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 6th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.20%. Nasdaq’s payout ratio is presently 57.49%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NDAQ has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of Nasdaq from $73.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $95.00 target price on shares of Nasdaq in a report on Thursday, January 9th. StockNews.com raised Nasdaq from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 14th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Nasdaq from $90.00 to $88.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, Raymond James increased their price target on shares of Nasdaq from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Nasdaq presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $85.73.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other Nasdaq news, EVP Jeremy Skule sold 12,075 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 102,505 shares in the company, valued at $8,072,268.75. This represents a 10.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Bradley J. Peterson sold 13,642 shares of Nasdaq stock in a transaction on Monday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.32, for a total value of $1,027,515.44. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 142,830 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,757,955.60. The trade was a 8.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 49,459 shares of company stock valued at $3,811,808 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

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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.

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