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NIQ Global Intelligence Plc

$NIQ·$4.9B·Information Technology Services·Technology
$17.45+3.5%1Y+0.2%
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NINIQ
$NIQNIQ Global Intelligence Plc
$17.45+3.50%132 posts+14%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $NIQ, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-14

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Consumer-intelligence platform +40% on Q2 beat and raised guide — AI-strategy framing is the thesis, but Q2 revenue was still -7.8% YoY.

NIQ Global Intelligence is the recently-public consumer-intelligence and market-measurement company (spun out of NielsenIQ) whose Q2 print delivered a top-line beat, margin expansion, and a raised full-year 2026 guide. Up 40% on the day, up 72% from the flagged entry — a specific IPO-window inflection.

  • The Q2 print magnitude drove the reaction: a specific top-line beat plus margin expansion plus a raised full-year guide is the exact combination that triggers institutional buying into recently-public names — the tape's +40% single-day move reflects the sell-side pulling model estimates forward.
  • The AI-consumer-intelligence framing is the load-bearing thesis: bulls call the print validation of the "AI-consumer-intelligence strategy" — the specific positioning that turns NIQ from a legacy market-research company into an AI-adjacent data platform.
  • The valuation is genuinely stretched into the run: shares now sit 63% above the 50-day moving average, at 83% of the 52-week range — the specific technical setup that reflects the reversion trade being fully in force, meaning continuation requires the next print to confirm.
  • The Q2 topline shows the underlying growth signal: revenue of $1.12B declined 7.8% year-over-year, meaning the "beat" was against a lowered bar — the specific context bulls under-weight relative to the reported growth optics.

Coming into Nov 12 earnings, the tape needs continued margin expansion, reaffirmed AI-strategy commentary, and Q3 revenue actually growing sequentially. A clean beat plus visible AI-product ARR extends the just-triggered breakout; another year-over-year revenue decline on top of the current +40% pop is what would compress the setup fast.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree with the bullish read on the Q2 beat, raised guide, and AI-strategy validation. Where I'd add caution: revenue was still -7.8% year-over-year (though beating a lowered bar), meaning the reversion trade is priced for the AI-strategy to actually reverse the top-line trend — a real bar to clear on Nov 12.

What to watch: Nov 12 Q3 earnings — continued margin expansion, reaffirmed AI-strategy commentary, and Q3 revenue actually growing sequentially. Another year-over-year revenue decline on top of the current +40% pop compresses the setup fast; a clean beat plus AI-product ARR extends the breakout.

On the calendar: 2026-11-12 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-14

NIQ is strongly bullish. Q2 top-line beat with OCC growth accelerating to 5.8%, adj EBITDA margin +270bps to 23.3%, FCF inflected positive, and FY26 guidance raised across the board. Stock +40% on the day and +72% from a prior entry. Follow-through on Power Earnings Gap post-earnings.

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What it does

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

Consumer intelligence firm using AI-powered analytics to track global retail sales and shopper behavior for brands and retailers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Information Technology Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $NIQ.

Information Technology Services · Technology

No material change from last week — SAIC, CACI, and LDOS benefit from multi-year DoD AI production contracts converting from pilots to deployed systems.

Top industry ETF

$IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
-4.2%YTD
-3.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
-13.6How 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
4.0%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
4.8%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
8.1%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
1.1Same 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
-47.2%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
51.9%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
4.1Total 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 2026Aug 10, 2026$0.27$0.20+33.1%
Q1 2026May 14, 2026$0.15$0.10+50.0%
Q4 2025Feb 27, 2026$0.20$0.29-31.0%
Q3 2025Nov 13, 2025$0.03$0.06-45.7%
Next earningsThu, Nov 12·consensus EPS $0.23

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$1.1B-7.8%55.5%5.8%$-0.10$135.2M
Q1 FY26$1.1B+1.3%41.4%5.8%$-0.31$-66.8M
Q4 FY25$1.1B-1.1%54.8%10.3%$-0.11$94.1M
Q3 FY25$1.1B-12.7%55.6%-3.0%$-0.70$232.6M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 10 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$4.5B$4.5B – $4.5B$0.98$0.97 – $0.9910
FY27$4.7B$4.7B – $4.7B$1.21$1.10 – $1.3410
FY28$4.9B$4.9B – $5.0B$1.45$1.45 – $1.465

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.0.9×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.88%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.+65.4%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.+41.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 56.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.9% 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.β-0.735-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

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

Recent transactions

BuyMay 18James M PeckSee Remarks118.6K sh$1.0M
+ 20 other (15 awards · 5 inkinds) in window

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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

3New insider — initial holdingsJul 93
AI summary

Ruth Ducena filed a Form 3 on July 10, 2026 (event date July 1), reporting her initial beneficial ownership of NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) as Chief Legal Officer, with 45,731 shares held directly and 29,794 shares held indirectly. The combined 75,525 shares establish her Section 16 baseline. NIQ Global Intelligence is the consumer data and market intelligence company formerly known as NielsenIQ, now public. Future transactions will be reported on Form 4.

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 243
AI summary

Troy Treangen filed a Form 3 on June 25, 2026 (event date June 17), reporting his initial beneficial ownership of NIQ Global Intelligence (NIQ) as Chief AI and Product Officer, with 158,444 shares held directly and 44,997 shares held indirectly, for a total of approximately 203,441 shares. The relatively large direct holding suggests shares received as part of his compensation package or prior purchase. NIQ is the consumer data and market intelligence company formerly known as NielsenIQ.

8-KShareholder voteMay 268-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
+ 11 other (3 earnings 8-Ks · 3 proxys · 2 10-Qs · 1 ARS) in window

Recent news

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

Gen Z Spending is Expected to Reach $12 Trillion by 2030. Here's Why That Doesn't Matter as Much as Brands Thinkbusinesswire.com·3d agoBreakout Stocks and Next Big Movers Could Be Taking Shape Nowglobenewswire.com·4d agoWhy NIQ Global Intelligence Stock Is Skyrocketing Todayfool.com·4d agoNIQ Global Intelligence Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·4d agoNIQ Global Intelligence plc (NIQ) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·4d ago

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