Insider Buying: NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) Insider Acquires $1,000,008.75 in Stock

Posted by Stanley Muller on May 21st, 2026

NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NYSE:NIQ – Get Free Report) insider James Peck purchased 118,625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $8.43 per share, for a total transaction of $1,000,008.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 424,683 shares in the company, valued at $3,580,077.69. The trade was a 38.76% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Down 0.4%

NYSE NIQ opened at $8.53 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $2.52 billion and a PE ratio of -6.77. NIQ Global Intelligence plc has a one year low of $8.06 and a one year high of $20.39. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $10.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $13.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.01, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07.

NIQ Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.05 billion. NIQ Global Intelligence had a positive return on equity of 10.30% and a negative net margin of 7.78%.NIQ Global Intelligence’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. NIQ Global Intelligence has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.950-0.990 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.190-0.21 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that NIQ Global Intelligence plc will post 0.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of NIQ Global Intelligence

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 4th quarter worth $9,891,000. UBS Group AG raised its stake in NIQ Global Intelligence by 77.1% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,725,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,432,000 after buying an additional 1,622,238 shares during the period. Gabelli Funds LLC raised its stake in NIQ Global Intelligence by 17.9% during the 4th quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 472,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,783,000 after buying an additional 71,762 shares during the period. DNB Asset Management AS acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter worth $58,719,000. Finally, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP acquired a new stake in NIQ Global Intelligence during the 3rd quarter worth $41,321,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on NIQ shares. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $16.00 to $11.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Citigroup decreased their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $17.50 to $16.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $21.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $20.00 to $14.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on NIQ Global Intelligence from $18.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $17.58.

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NIQ Global Intelligence Company Profile

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Nuveen Intermediate Duration Quality Municipal Term Fund is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments Inc The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. It invests into public fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies that are operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in municipal securities that are exempt from federal income taxes, and seeks to maintain a portfolio with an intermediate effective duration of between 3 and 10 years, including the effects of leverage.