William Blair Has Optimistic Outlook of Nasdaq Q2 Earnings

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) – Research analysts at William Blair lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Nasdaq in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 14th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.81 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.

NDAQ has been the subject of several other reports. Barclays decreased their price objective on Nasdaq from $87.00 to $86.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Nasdaq from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Nasdaq from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. UBS Group increased their target price on Nasdaq from $79.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Raymond James boosted their price target on Nasdaq from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $85.56.

Nasdaq Trading Down 2.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ NDAQ opened at $71.69 on Tuesday. Nasdaq has a twelve month low of $58.10 and a twelve month high of $84.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $76.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.39. The firm has a market cap of $41.23 billion, a PE ratio of 37.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.02.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 14.82%.

Nasdaq Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. Nasdaq’s dividend payout ratio is presently 50.00%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Sarah Youngwood sold 14,959 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the executive vice president now owns 59,694 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,398,253.92. This represents a 20.04 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Bryan Everard Smith sold 3,500 shares of Nasdaq stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.56, for a total transaction of $285,460.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 55,576 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,532,778.56. The trade was a 5.92 % 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 valued at $1,434,818. Company insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nasdaq

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NDAQ. Rakuten Securities Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Nasdaq during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Nasdaq in the first quarter worth about $26,000. Founders Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Nasdaq during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Nasdaq in the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Raleigh Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Nasdaq by 106.6% in the fourth quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 436 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.