Nelnet, Inc. (NNI)Financial Services | Credit Services | Lincoln, United States | NYSE
139.42 USD
+2.89
(2.117%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 136.72 -2.70 (-2.700%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 6:26 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:19 p.m. EDT
Nelnet, Inc. (NNI) shows a mixed picture. Short-term momentum appears weak, with recent price fluctuations and a slight downward trend. The dividend yield is modest, and while the payout ratio is low, the dividend history shows consistency but not high returns. Long-term fundamentals are somewhat stable, but the high debt-to-equity ratio and recent news about short interest and board changes raise some concerns. The options market suggests a cautious outlook, with both bullish and bearish signals present. Overall, NNI might be a hold for long-term investors but not an ideal short-term trade. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.014708 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.014708 |
| MSTL | 0.015220 |
| AutoTheta | 0.022722 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 54% |
| H-stat | 2.84 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.238 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.32 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-02-26 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-02-26 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 217.912 |
| Revenue per Share | 46.033 |
| Market Cap | 5,018,001,408 |
| Trailing P/E | 11.83 |
| Forward P/E | 13.94 |
| Beta | 0.81 |
| Profit Margins | 25.61% |
| Website | https://nelnetinc.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 1:19 p.m. EDT: The options activity suggests a mixed sentiment. For calls, there is a notable amount of OTM positioning with high open interest on the 135 strike, indicating some speculation on potential upside. However, the ATM strike has low IV, which might imply less confidence in immediate price movement. For puts, there's a Top OI on the 135 strike, suggesting some bearish sentiment, but the ATM strike has a moderate IV, indicating some uncertainty about the near-term direction. Overall, the options data suggests a cautious outlook with potential for both upward and downward movements.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.25% | 0.99% | 1.08% | 1.12% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | 0.33 | 0.254905 |
| 2025-12-01 | 0.33 | 0.254623 |
| 2025-09-02 | 0.30 | 0.236769 |
| 2025-06-02 | 0.28 | 0.242380 |
| 2025-02-28 | 0.28 | 0.231035 |
| 2024-12-02 | 0.28 | 0.257960 |
| 2024-08-30 | 0.28 | 0.245893 |
| 2024-05-31 | 0.28 | 0.274838 |
| 2024-02-29 | 0.28 | 0.332670 |
| 2023-11-30 | 0.28 | 0.341607 |
| 2023-08-31 | 0.26 | 0.290728 |
| 2023-05-31 | 0.26 | 0.289503 |
| 2023-02-28 | 0.26 | 0.286075 |
| 2022-11-30 | 0.26 | 0.273277 |
| 2022-08-31 | 0.24 | 0.295861 |
| 2022-05-31 | 0.24 | 0.295132 |
| 2022-02-28 | 0.24 | 0.311182 |
| 2021-11-30 | 0.24 | 0.291645 |
| 2021-08-31 | 0.22 | 0.285711 |
| 2021-05-27 | 0.22 | 0.309868 |
| 2021-02-26 | 0.22 | 0.320111 |
| 2020-11-30 | 0.22 | 0.343346 |
| 2020-08-31 | 0.20 | 0.324650 |
| 2020-05-29 | 0.20 | 0.432661 |
| 2020-02-27 | 0.20 | 0.389773 |
| 2019-11-27 | 0.20 | 0.345280 |
| 2019-08-29 | 0.18 | 0.289084 |
| 2019-05-30 | 0.18 | 0.328106 |
| 2019-02-28 | 0.18 | 0.355934 |
| 2018-11-29 | 0.18 | 0.357598 |
| 2018-08-30 | 0.16 | 0.302713 |
| 2018-05-31 | 0.16 | 0.284992 |
| 2018-02-28 | 0.16 | 0.317221 |
| 2017-11-30 | 0.16 | 0.328718 |
| 2017-08-30 | 0.14 | 0.329556 |
| 2017-05-30 | 0.14 | 0.392190 |
| 2017-02-27 | 0.14 | 0.305465 |
| 2016-11-29 | 0.14 | 0.306676 |
| 2016-08-30 | 0.12 | 0.377726 |
| 2016-05-27 | 0.12 | 0.373350 |
| 2016-02-26 | 0.12 | 0.366763 |
| 2015-11-27 | 0.12 | 0.411227 |
| 2015-08-28 | 0.10 | 0.304650 |
| 2015-05-28 | 0.10 | 0.271897 |
| 2015-02-25 | 0.10 | 0.242678 |
| 2014-11-26 | 0.10 | 0.248437 |
| 2014-08-27 | 0.10 | 0.256404 |
| 2014-05-28 | 0.10 | 0.278185 |
| 2014-02-26 | 0.10 | 0.319946 |
| 2013-11-27 | 0.10 | 0.256475 |
| 2013-08-28 | 0.10 | 0.305972 |
| 2013-05-29 | 0.10 | 0.295734 |
| 2013-02-27 | 0.10 | 0.352401 |
| 2012-11-15 | 1.10 | 4.995894 |
| 2012-08-29 | 0.10 | 0.509706 |
| 2012-05-30 | 0.10 | 0.528484 |
| 2012-02-28 | 0.10 | 0.479456 |
| 2011-11-29 | 0.10 | 0.572287 |
| 2011-08-30 | 0.10 | 0.649949 |
| 2011-05-27 | 0.10 | 0.582765 |
| 2011-02-25 | 0.07 | 0.392013 |
| 2010-11-29 | 0.49 | 2.817295 |
| 2010-08-30 | 0.07 | 0.407419 |
| 2010-05-27 | 0.07 | 0.453444 |
| 2010-02-25 | 0.07 | 0.556251 |
| 2009-11-27 | 0.07 | 0.535821 |
| 2008-02-27 | 0.07 | 0.803874 |
| 2007-11-28 | 0.07 | 0.703846 |
| 2007-08-29 | 0.07 | 0.515018 |
| 2007-05-30 | 0.07 | 0.363298 |
| 2007-02-27 | 0.07 | 0.360342 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.3373494 |
| Address1 | 121 South 13th Street |
| Address2 | Suite 100 |
| All Time High | 142.87 |
| All Time Low | 4.06 |
| Ask | 145.61 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 145,120 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 128,522 |
| Average Volume | 128,522 |
| Average Volume10Days | 145,120 |
| Beta | 0.81 |
| Bid | 132.98 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 102.736 |
| City | Lincoln |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 139.42 |
| Current Ratio | 5.334 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 140.36 |
| Day Low | 136.105 |
| Debt To Equity | 217.912 |
| Display Name | Nelnet |
| Dividend Date | 1,773,360,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.24 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.89 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.076 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.085 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,184,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 7.407 |
| Enterprise Value | 12,391,734,272 |
| Eps Current Year | 9.2 |
| Eps Forward | 10.0 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 11.79 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 130.8054 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 8.6145935 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.06585809 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 33.73494 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 142.87 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.449997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.024147807 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 102.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 37.42 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.3668627 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 102.0 - 142.87 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,071,239,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.05 |
| Float Shares | 14,528,999 |
| Forward Eps | 10.0 |
| Forward P E | 13.941999 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 5,744 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.86474 |
| Gross Profits | 1,446,605,056 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.30472 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.49183 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 35,991,977 |
| Industry | Credit Services |
| Industry Disp | Credit Services |
| Industry Key | credit-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.33 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Nelnet, Inc. engages in loan servicing, education technology services, and payment businesses worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Loan Servicing and Systems, Education Technology Services and Payments, Asset Generation and Management, and Nelnet Bank. The Loan Servicing and Systems segment provides loan conversion, application processing, borrower updates, customer, payment processing, due diligence procedures, funds management reconciliation, and claim processing services. This segment also offers student loan servicing software; and business process outsourcing services primarily in contact center management, such as inbound calls, outreach campaigns and sales, and interacting with customers through multi-channels, and processing and administrative services. The Education Technology Services and Payments segment provides financial management services; school information system software; a donation platform; education technology solutions; and customized professional development and coaching, and advanced learning and educational instruction services. This segment also offers tuition payment plans, and service and technology for student billings, payments, and refunds; solutions for in-person, online, and mobile payment experiences on campus; payment processing services, such as credit card and electronic transfer; learning management system; an integrated commerce payment platform; and a school management platform that provides administrative, information and financial management, and communication functions for K-12 schools. The Asset Generation and Management segment invest, allocates an manages loan assts. The Nelnet Bank segment operates as an internet industrial bank. It also offers investment advisory, investment, and reinsurance services, as well as engages in the real estate investment; and solar engineering, procurement, and construction businesses. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. |
| Long Name | Nelnet, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 5,018,001,408 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4279195 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 428,473,984 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,913,984,619 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 137.54 |
| Operating Cashflow | 422,984,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.17739001 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.1009 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.46 |
| Phone | 402 458 2370 |
| Post Market Change | -2.699997 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.9365923 |
| Post Market Price | 136.72 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,464,761 |
| Previous Close | 136.53 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 15.154348 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.3570706 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.9996235 |
| Profit Margins | 0.25613 |
| Quick Ratio | 5.019 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 2.89 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.11675 |
| Regular Market Day High | 140.36 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 136.105 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 136.105 - 140.36 |
| Regular Market Open | 137.54 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 136.53 |
| Regular Market Price | 139.42 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 123,401 |
| Return On Assets | 0.028619999 |
| Return On Equity | 0.11586001 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.086 |
| Revenue Per Share | 46.033 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 25,375,302 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0089 |
| Shares Short | 320,039 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 275,834 |
| Short Name | Nelnet, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0233 |
| Short Ratio | 1.94 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NE |
| Symbol | NNI |
| Target High Price | 135.0 |
| Target Low Price | 135.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 135.0 |
| Target Median Price | 135.0 |
| Total Cash | 296,596,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 8.268 |
| Total Debt | 7,795,208,192 |
| Total Revenue | 1,672,877,056 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.19 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.008716034 |
| Trailing Eps | 11.79 |
| Trailing P E | 11.825275 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 129.26645 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 10.153549 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.07854745 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 123,401 |
| Website | https://nelnetinc.com |
| Zip | 68,508 |