Nasdaq Inc [NDAQ] gain 27.78% so far this year. What now?

Nasdaq Inc [NASDAQ: NDAQ] gained 1.91% or 1.39 points to close at $74.29 with a heavy trading volume of 3059746 shares.

The daily chart for NDAQ points out that the company has recorded 22.03% gains over the past six months.

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If we look at the average trading volume of 2.84M shares, NDAQ reached to a volume of 3059746 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Nasdaq Inc [NDAQ]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for NDAQ shares is $75.60 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on NDAQ stock is a recommendation set at 2.05. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Oppenheimer have made an estimate for Nasdaq Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on September 09, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, BofA Securities raised their target price from $53 to $90. The new note on the price target was released on September 04, 2024, representing the official price target for Nasdaq Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $76 to $64, while Rosenblatt kept a Neutral rating on NDAQ stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Nasdaq Inc is set at 1.21, with the Price to Sales ratio for NDAQ stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 6.50. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 3.93, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.77. Price to Free Cash Flow for NDAQ in the course of the last twelve months was 27.78.

Trading performance analysis for NDAQ stock

Nasdaq Inc [NDAQ] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 2.37. With this latest performance, NDAQ shares gained by 5.99% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 22.03% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 45.87% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for NDAQ stock in for the last two-week period is set at 70.47, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 72.40, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 69.28 for Nasdaq Inc [NDAQ]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 68.65, while it was recorded at 73.24 for the last single week of trading, and 61.32 for the last 200 days.

Nasdaq Inc [NDAQ]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Nasdaq Inc posted 0.71/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.68/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.03. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for NDAQ. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Nasdaq Inc go to 8.09%.

An analysis of Institutional ownership at Nasdaq Inc [NDAQ]

There are presently around $77.90%, or 87.27%% of NDAQ stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of NDAQ stocks are: THOMA BRAVO, L.P. with ownership of 85.61 million shares, which is approximately 14.8767%. INVESTOR AB, holding 58.18 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$3.51 billion in NDAQ stocks shares; and INVESTOR AB, currently with $$2.92 billion in NDAQ stock with ownership which is approximately 8.4081%.