Understanding the Recent Fluctuations of Nasdaq Inc’s (NDAQ) Stock

The stock of Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ) has gone down by -0.68% for the week, with a -2.47% drop in the past month and a 8.26% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.00%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.57% for NDAQ. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.76% for NDAQ’s stock, with a simple moving average of 15.93% for the last 200 days.

Is It Worth Investing in Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ: NDAQ) Right Now?

Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ: NDAQ) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 47.15x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for NDAQ is at 0.98. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 rating it as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

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The public float for NDAQ is 411.85M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.14% of that float. The average trading volume for NDAQ on December 26, 2024 was 2.71M shares.

NDAQ) stock’s latest price update

Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ: NDAQ) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.26 compared to its previous closing price of 77.94. However, the company has seen a fall of -0.68% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2024-12-25 that Outside of megacap technology companies, I’d argue that data analytics specialist Palantir Technologies (PLTR 2.09%) is the hottest name in the artificial intelligence (AI) realm. Palantir marked a lot of milestones this year — most recently the company’s entrance into the Nasdaq-100 index.

Analysts’ Opinion of NDAQ

Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NDAQ reach a price target of $82. The rating they have provided for NDAQ stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on October 14th, 2024.

RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Outperform” to NDAQ, setting the target price at $88 in the report published on September 27th of the current year.

NDAQ Trading at 0.81% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought NDAQ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.79% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 1.57%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.00%, as shares sank -3.19% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.75% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, NDAQ fell by -0.87%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +31.47% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $80.32. In addition, Nasdaq Inc saw 36.00% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NDAQ starting from SKULE JEREMY, who sale 12,074 shares at the price of $80.88 back on Dec 09 ’24. After this action, SKULE JEREMY now owns 86,305 shares of Nasdaq Inc, valued at $976,485 using the latest closing price.

JEREMY SKULE, the Officer of Nasdaq Inc, proposed sale 12,074 shares at $80.88 during a trade that took place back on Dec 09 ’24, which means that JEREMY SKULE is holding shares at $976,564 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for NDAQ

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.25 for the present operating margin
  • 0.57 for the gross margin

The net margin for Nasdaq Inc stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 10.94, with 3.49 for asset returns.

Based on Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.47 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.89. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.26.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.0 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.98. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.89. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.43for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.23.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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