Nasdaq, Inc. $NDAQ Shares Sold by LGT Capital Partners LTD.

Posted by Francis Steltz on Jun 9th, 2026

LGT Capital Partners LTD. reduced its position in Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ – Free Report) by 19.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 385,232 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 94,436 shares during the quarter. Nasdaq makes up approximately 1.9% of LGT Capital Partners LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. LGT Capital Partners LTD.’s holdings in Nasdaq were worth $37,418,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in NDAQ. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Nasdaq during the fourth quarter worth about $530,100,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Nasdaq by 6.9% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 59,648,406 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,275,902,000 after purchasing an additional 3,848,406 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Nasdaq by 7.7% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 19,619,192 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,735,318,000 after buying an additional 1,404,348 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its stake in Nasdaq by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 27,627,767 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,683,485,000 after buying an additional 1,258,964 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Select Equity Group L.P. purchased a new stake in Nasdaq in the second quarter valued at approximately $110,259,000. 72.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Nasdaq Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:NDAQ opened at $86.78 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $88.58 and its 200-day simple moving average is $90.10. Nasdaq, Inc. has a 52-week low of $77.09 and a 52-week high of $101.79. The company has a market capitalization of $49.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.03. Nasdaq had a return on equity of 17.51% and a net margin of 23.15%.The firm had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.42 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.79 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Nasdaq, Inc. will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Nasdaq Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Friday, June 12th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. This is a boost from Nasdaq’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 12th. Nasdaq’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.53%.

Insider Transactions at Nasdaq

In other Nasdaq news, SVP Michelle Lynn Daly sold 1,323 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.82, for a total transaction of $117,508.86. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 10,089 shares in the company, valued at $896,104.98. This represents a 11.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Cohen Tal sold 15,518 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.75, for a total value of $1,408,258.50. Following the sale, the insider owned 215,208 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,530,126. This represents a 6.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 138,162 shares of company stock valued at $11,932,913. Insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on NDAQ. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $109.00 target price on shares of Nasdaq in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price objective on Nasdaq from $92.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen raised Nasdaq from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, May 3rd. Barclays upped their target price on Nasdaq from $115.00 to $116.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Loop Capital set a $113.00 target price on Nasdaq in a report on Friday, April 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $107.15.

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Nasdaq Company Profile

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Nasdaq, Inc is a global financial technology company that operates one of the world’s leading electronic securities exchanges and provides a broad array of products and services to capital markets participants. Its core activities include operating the Nasdaq Stock Market and other trading venues, developing and supplying market technology and matching engines to exchanges and trading firms, licensing market data and indices, and offering clearing, trade execution and post-trade solutions. The company also provides market surveillance, risk management and regulatory technology used by exchanges and regulators.

Founded in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) as the first electronic stock market, Nasdaq has evolved into a diversified marketplace and technology provider.