NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NIQ)NYSE
18.31 USD
+0.14
(0.770%)
⇧
(Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 18.31 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:27 a.m. EDT
The investment case for NIQ is driven by a powerful convergence of earnings recovery and aggressive speculative positioning. Fundamentally, the company is executing well, with margin expansion accelerating and EPS beating estimates by 50%, which has lifted the stock from its lows. However, the most compelling signal right now is the options flow: traders are building a massive bullish skew, with significant open interest at strikes far out-of-the-money, indicating a belief that the current rally has room to run. While the statistical forecasting models are currently unreliable due to recent volatility, the fundamental turnaround story combined with this heavy speculative interest creates a high-conviction setup for the near term. The lack of a dividend yield is irrelevant given the strong capital appreciation potential. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.369707 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.369709 |
| MSTL | 0.372099 |
| AutoTheta | 0.403126 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 28% |
| H-stat | 63.19 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.028 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.39 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | 5,400,642,048 |
| Forward P/E | 14.18 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:27 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, positioning heavy call volume and open interest at strikes significantly above the current price (20.0 and 22.5), while put activity remains minimal and concentrated near-the-money. This asymmetry suggests a strong consensus expectation for continued upside momentum.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 20.39 |
| All Time Low | 7.93 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.6 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,416,020 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,484,655 |
| Average Volume | 1,484,655 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,416,020 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Book Value | 3.075 |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 18.31 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 18.5978 |
| Day Low | 18.25 |
| Display Name | NIQ Global Intelligence |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,395,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,395,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,392,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,513,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,513,600 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.0923 |
| Eps Forward | 1.29127 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.22 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 17.2188 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.0911999 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.06337259 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 30.719423 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 19.69 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.3800011 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.07008639 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.93 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 10.379999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.3089533 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.93 - 19.69 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,753,277,400,000 |
| Forward P E | 14.179838 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Fullday Change | 0.13999939 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.77049744 |
| Fullday Price | 18.31 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 294,955,864 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Long Name | NIQ Global Intelligence plc |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 5,400,642,048 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1951047590 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,223,668,351 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 13 |
| Open | 18.3 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 18.31 |
| Post Market Time | 1,791,934,204 |
| Previous Close | 18.17 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 16.762793 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 5.954471 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.64286 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.139999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.770497 |
| Regular Market Day High | 18.5978 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 18.25 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 18.25 - 18.5978 |
| Regular Market Open | 18.3 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 18.17 |
| Regular Market Price | 18.31 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,921,602 |
| Regular Market Volume | 760,494 |
| Shares Outstanding | 294,955,864 |
| Short Name | NIQ Global Intelligence plc |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | NIQ |
| Target High Price | 25.0 |
| Target Low Price | 16.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 20.23077 |
| Target Median Price | 21.0 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 13.0232 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 5.2867994 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.40595242 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 760,494 |