Carlson Capital L.P. Invests $1.67 Million in Nasdaq, Inc. $NDAQ

Posted by George Bondi on Aug 1st, 2026

Carlson Capital L.P. bought a new position in Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 19,700 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,672,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in Nasdaq by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,855,235 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $277,329,000 after purchasing an additional 45,783 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Nasdaq by 27.5% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 61,076 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,933,000 after buying an additional 13,160 shares in the last quarter. MKP Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new stake in shares of Nasdaq in the 4th quarter worth about $33,996,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Nasdaq in the 4th quarter worth about $1,245,000. Finally, Advisors Preferred LLC bought a new position in shares of Nasdaq in the 4th quarter worth about $4,872,000. Institutional investors own 72.47% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Nasdaq

In other Nasdaq news, major shareholder Ab Investor acquired 56,782 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $85.98 per share, with a total value of $4,882,116.36. Following the transaction, the insider owned 58,439,208 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,024,603,103.84. The trade was a 0.10% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Bradley J. Peterson sold 13,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.61, for a total value of $1,203,930.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 128,293 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,881,214.73. This represents a 9.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 41,797 shares of company stock valued at $3,926,319 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Nasdaq Stock Performance

Shares of Nasdaq stock opened at $94.19 on Friday. Nasdaq, Inc. has a 1 year low of $76.55 and a 1 year high of $101.79. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $87.81 and its 200 day moving average is $88.36. The stock has a market cap of $52.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.46, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $2.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. Nasdaq had a net margin of 22.60% and a return on equity of 18.38%. Nasdaq’s revenue was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.85 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Nasdaq, Inc. will post 4.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Nasdaq Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 11th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Nasdaq’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.15%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and set a $105.00 price target (up from $101.00) on shares of Nasdaq in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $113.00 price objective (up from $111.00) on shares of Nasdaq in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on shares of Nasdaq from $92.00 to $102.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Nasdaq from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, May 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $120.00 price target on shares of Nasdaq in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $109.73.

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Nasdaq 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.