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Nasdaq, Inc.

$NDAQ·$53B·Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges·Financial Services
$93.97+0.5%YTD-3.9%1Y+6.9%
Price updated 8h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
NDNDAQ
$NDAQNasdaq, Inc.
$93.97+0.50%315 posts0.9×
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $NDAQ on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

315X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $NDAQ's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Neutral sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data8 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-16

The $NDAQ posts here are Nasdaq-futures trading tape, not equity chatter — mostly execution notes, TP hits, and personal PnL swings for the session. Two setups take shorts, another goes long during Asia, and one trader got chopped early for two account losses before pulling a $9K green print. No shared directional read on Nasdaq the company.

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  • How loud the conversation is versus this ticker's own normal
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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $NDAQ — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersStalledAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move has stalled — likely just drifts unless something new shows up.

Nasdaq exchange at 27x P/E — financial-crime tech and Calypso AI boost are the quiet growth story.

Nasdaq Inc. operates the Nasdaq stock exchange plus Market Technology (financial-crime, surveillance, Calypso) and Capital Access Platforms. The stock is down 6% YTD, consolidating below the 50-day MA ahead of Oct 20 earnings.

  • The P&L is quietly accelerating: revenue grew 2.2% YoY to $2.14B last quarter at a 30% operating margin and EPS $0.92 — the exchange side is cyclical, but Market Technology (financial-crime, Calypso treasury AI) is the growing segment with recurring-revenue economics.
  • At 27x trailing earnings and 6.3x sales for an exchange-plus-technology business with 30% operating margins, Nasdaq is reasonably priced given the recurring-tech-revenue mix shift.
  • Officer Skule's two $107K sales at $94-$95 are modest trims; the DCF-at-$56 counter-view in news coverage is a reasonable value anchor, suggesting the current price is pricing some growth optionality.

Stalled holds until Oct 20 earnings confirm Market Technology revenue growth above 10% YoY and the Calypso AI boost converts to specific customer wins. A soft Market Technology print, or any Calypso implementation delay, is what tips this toward breaking-down; a Capital Access Platforms re-acceleration plus a specific Fintech growth metric is what breaks the stalled tape higher.

What to watch: Oct 20 earnings — Market Technology revenue growth above 10% YoY, Calypso AI deployment progress, Capital Access Platforms trajectory, and FY27 guide. A soft Market Technology print is what breaks the stalled tape lower.

On the calendar: 2026-10-20 — Q3 FY26 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Operates US stock exchanges, sells market data subscriptions, and provides financial technology and anti-financial crime software.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $NDAQ.

Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges · Financial Services

No material change from last week — COIN cited as bullish setup with CEO forecasting $400K Bitcoin by 2030.

What this means for $NDAQ

Partial — Operates US stock exchanges, sells market data subscriptions, and provides financial technology and anti-financial crime software.

Industry benchmark

7-name peer basket
-10.8%YTD
-4.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
27.4How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
7.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
29.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.8%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
6.3Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
15.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
54.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.8Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 23, 2026$1.07$0.98+8.7%
Q1 2026Apr 23, 2026$0.96$0.93+3.2%
Q4 2025Jan 29, 2026$0.96$0.92+4.1%
Q3 2025Oct 21, 2025$0.88$0.85+3.3%
Next earningsThu, Oct 22·consensus EPS $1.02

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$2.1B+2.2%65.8%30.7%$0.92$629.0M
Q4 FY25$2.1B+2.5%66.9%30.3%$0.91$536.0M
Q3 FY25$2.0B+2.9%44.4%29.9%$0.74$152.0M
Q2 FY25$2.1B+16.6%41.2%27.2%$0.79$687.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 11 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$5.9B$5.9B – $6.0B$4.13$4.08 – $4.2411
FY27$6.4B$6.3B – $6.6B$4.68$4.54 – $5.0711
FY28$7.0B$6.7B – $7.2B$5.33$5.06 – $5.819
FY29$7.5B$7.4B – $7.7B$5.97$5.83 – $6.104
FY30$7.6B$7.4B – $7.7B$6.15$6.01 – $6.294

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.69%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-0.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+3.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 438.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.6% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellOct 12Jeremy SkuleEVP, CSO1.1K sh$106KSellSep 22Jeremy SkuleEVP, CSO1.1K sh$107KSellSep 10Jeremy SkuleEVP, CSO1.1K sh$106KSellAug 10Jeremy SkuleEVP, CSO2.3K sh$213KSellAug 10Griggs Pc NelsonPres. Capital Access Platforms3.2K sh$310KSellAug 7Bradley J PetersonEVP, CIO6.0K sh$573KSellAug 3Smith Bryan EverardEVP, CPO1.6K sh$148KSellJul 29Griggs Pc NelsonPres. Capital Access Platforms11.0K sh$1.1MSellJul 27Griggs Pc NelsonPres. Capital Access Platforms11.0K sh$1.0MSellJul 24Bradley J PetersonEVP, CIO13.0K sh$1.2M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 238-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

NDAQ filed an 8-K disclosing financial results for the reported period under Item 2.02. press release providing financial results for the sec ond quarter o f 2026. Results were simultaneously disclosed under Regulation FD (Item 7.01), indicating simultaneous public release. This is a routine earnings disclosure; investors should review the accompanying press release (Exhibit 99.1) for revenue, earnings, and guidance details.

8-KAgreement terminatedJul 18-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 1.02: Agreement terminated · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

Nasdaq entered an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Bank of America as administrative agent on June 30, 2026 (Item 1.01) while terminating the prior December 2022 facility (Item 1.02). Routine credit facility renewal replacing the prior revolver.

8-KShareholder voteJun 168-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) reported results of its June 10, 2026 Annual Meeting: all twelve director nominees were elected, executive compensation was approved on an advisory basis, and Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as independent auditor for fiscal 2026. Director vote tallies ranged from approximately 342M to 372M shares FOR with ~26.2M broker non-votes. Routine annual meeting outcome — all standard governance items passed with strong majorities, no material opposition.

8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 238-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

NDAQ reported first quarter of 2026. A copy of the press release is financial results (8-K Item 2.02). Investors should review the full earnings press release and any management guidance for forward outlook.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

BRODSKY & SMITH SHAREHOLDER UPDATE: Notifying Investors of the Following Investigations: Varonis Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq – VRNS), CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq – CCC), Bumble Inc. (Nasdaq – BMBL), Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE – PAG)globenewswire.com·17h agoFabric.AI to Participate in Live YouTube “Ask Me Anything” Panel from Nasdaq MarketSite on the Future of AI Infrastructureglobenewswire.com·20h ago5 Securities & Exchanges Stocks to Watch Amid Industry Headwindszacks.com·2d agoNasdaq (NDAQ) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Releasezacks.com·2d agoNasdaq Completes Acquisition of LeveL Markets, Advancing its Always-On Visionglobenewswire.com·2d ago

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