NICE (NASDAQ:NICE) Issues Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

NICE (NASDAQ:NICE) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.930-3.030 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.960. The company issued revenue guidance of $709.0 million-$719.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $712.3 million. NICE also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 12.280-12.480 EPS.

NICE Stock Down 4.9%

NICE opened at $161.11 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $153.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $165.37. The stock has a market cap of $10.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.03. NICE has a 12 month low of $137.19 and a 12 month high of $215.65.

NICE (NASDAQ:NICE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The technology company reported $2.29 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.84 by ($0.55). NICE had a return on equity of 16.17% and a net margin of 16.18%. On average, equities research analysts expect that NICE will post 9.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Rosenblatt Securities lowered their target price on NICE from $200.00 to $180.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Citigroup dropped their target price on NICE from $279.00 to $228.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Barclays cut their target price on NICE from $286.00 to $226.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of NICE from $235.00 to $202.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price objective on NICE from $176.00 to $161.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 21st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, NICE has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $224.29.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in NICE stock. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ:NICE) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 1,464 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $226,000. 63.34% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About NICE

NICE Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud platforms for AI-driven digital business solutions worldwide. It offers CXone, a cloud native open platform; Enlighten, an AI engine for the customer engagement market; and smart self service enable organizations to address consumers' needs; and journey orchestration solutions that empower organizations to connect and route customers to deal with the customer's request, and connects them using real time AI-based routing.