What is William Blair’s Forecast for Nasdaq Q1 Earnings?

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) – Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Nasdaq in a report released on Wednesday, January 29th. William Blair analyst J. Schmitt expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.75 per share for the quarter. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Nasdaq’s current full-year earnings is $3.16 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Nasdaq’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.22 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.67 EPS.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.02. Nasdaq had a net margin of 15.10% and a return on equity of 14.91%.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $95.00 price objective on shares of Nasdaq in a report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Nasdaq from $77.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Nasdaq from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on Nasdaq from $86.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Bank of America cut their target price on Nasdaq from $90.00 to $88.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Nasdaq has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $86.88.

Nasdaq Stock Performance

Shares of NDAQ opened at $82.28 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.95. The firm has a market cap of $47.29 billion, a PE ratio of 42.85, a PEG ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 0.98. Nasdaq has a 1 year low of $54.90 and a 1 year high of $83.77. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $79.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $74.56.

Nasdaq Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.17%. Nasdaq’s dividend payout ratio is 50.00%.

Insider Activity at Nasdaq

In related news, insider Pc Nelson Griggs sold 5,742 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.34, for a total transaction of $444,086.28. Following the sale, the insider now owns 205,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,918,196.14. The trade was a 2.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Jeremy Skule sold 12,000 shares of Nasdaq stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.92, for a total transaction of $935,040.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 114,580 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,928,073.60. The trade was a 9.48 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 29,817 shares of company stock worth $2,330,033 over the last 90 days. 0.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Nasdaq

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Olstein Capital Management L.P. boosted its stake in Nasdaq by 35.6% during the 4th quarter. Olstein Capital Management L.P. now owns 80,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $6,185,000 after purchasing an additional 21,000 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Nasdaq by 75.7% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 53,933 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,170,000 after acquiring an additional 23,244 shares during the period. USA Financial Formulas purchased a new stake in shares of Nasdaq during the 4th quarter valued at about $856,000. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Nasdaq by 49.8% in the third quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 164,179 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $11,987,000 after acquiring an additional 54,594 shares during the period. Finally, Cumberland Partners Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Nasdaq during the third quarter valued at approximately $10,400,000. 72.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Nasdaq

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.