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

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) – Research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Nasdaq in a research note issued on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $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.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.76 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 14.91%.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Argus upped their price objective on Nasdaq from $76.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Nasdaq from $86.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on shares of Nasdaq from $81.00 to $80.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Nasdaq from $96.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of Nasdaq from $86.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Nasdaq has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $86.88.

Nasdaq Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:NDAQ opened at $82.34 on Friday. Nasdaq has a 52-week low of $54.90 and a 52-week high of $83.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 0.95. The company has a market capitalization 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 50-day simple moving average of $79.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $74.70.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nasdaq

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NDAQ. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Nasdaq in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Nasdaq by 94.9% during the fourth quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 6,030 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $466,000 after buying an additional 2,936 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Nasdaq by 1,274.2% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 907 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 841 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc grew its position in Nasdaq by 4.5% during the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 11,198 shares during the last quarter. 72.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Pc Nelson Griggs sold 5,742 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was 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 $15,918,196.14. This represents a 2.71 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Jeremy Skule sold 12,000 shares of Nasdaq stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.92, for a total value of $935,040.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 114,580 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,928,073.60. This represents a 9.48 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 29,817 shares of company stock worth $2,330,033. Company insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Nasdaq Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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%.

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.