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NDAQ Stock Forecast: Nasdaq, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 14 Oct 2026
$92
−1.63% on the day

The 18 Wall Street analysts covering Nasdaq, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $109 — +18.0% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 93 of 100 as at 14 Oct 2026 — among the strongest tenth. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$52.3B
Ticker Nerd rank
93 / 100
Median analyst target
$109
Analysts covering
18
Revenue$2.5B+21.1% y/y
Operating income$731.0M
Net income$507.0M
Free cash flow$634.0M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+0.0%
1M
+0.4%
YTD
−4.4%
1Y
+4.1%
From 52W high
−8.0%
From 52W low
+20.1%
$77
$100
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

NDAQ stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Nasdaq, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 14 Oct 2026
93 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Quality
97
Volatility
91
Issuance
83
Accruals
81
Revisions
77
Growth
70
Value
69
Momentum
64
Size
5

Quality (97): The business earns solid, repeatable profits on what it owns.

Momentum (64): The shares have been drifting down relative to others.

Size (5): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

NDAQ stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on NDAQ, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$80$90$100$110$120$130$140Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26NDAQHigh $132Median $109Low $84

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says18 analysts
14 Buy3 Hold1 Sell
Low $84Median $109High $132

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +18.0% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 6 moved their price target up and 5 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
12 Oct 2026TD CowenMaintainsBuy$108 → $107
9 Oct 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsOverweight$120 → $118
7 Oct 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$111 → $109
2 Oct 2026Piper SandlerMaintainsOverweight$104 → $108
2 Oct 2026Wells FargoInitiatesEqual-Weight$100
24 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$108 → $111
24 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
24 July 2026Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsMarket Perform$92 → $102
24 July 2026Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsMarket Perform—
24 July 2026TD CowenMaintainsBuy—
24 July 2026TD CowenMaintainsBuy$105 → $108
20 July 2026TD CowenMaintainsBuy—
20 July 2026TD CowenMaintainsBuy$101 → $105
10 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsOverweight—
10 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsOverweight$116 → $112
9 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
9 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$114 → $108
9 July 2026Raymond JamesMaintainsOutperform—
9 July 2026Raymond JamesMaintainsOutperform$111 → $113
22 June 2026TD CowenMaintainsBuy—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. NDAQ appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

NDAQ vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 14 Oct 2026, Nasdaq, Inc. returned +4.1% against +17.5% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

NDAQ vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
90100110120Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26NDAQS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

NDAQ analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+3.6%
Analysts raising
0
Analysts cutting
2
Fundamentals

Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
27.3×

Cheaper than 28% of US stocks

Price / sales
9.3×

Cheaper than 15% of US stocks

Price / book
4.4×

Cheaper than 22% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
18.3×

Cheaper than 17% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
14.9%

Higher than 62% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
12.2%

Higher than 50% of US stocks

Gross margin
40.3%

Higher than 50% of US stocks

Operating margin
49.3%

Higher than 96% of US stocks

Net margin
35.0%

Higher than 92% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
16.5%

Higher than 77% of US stocks

Return on assets
5.9%

Higher than 81% of US stocks

Dividend yield
1.3%

Higher than 74% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • Nasdaq, Inc. has a market value of $52.3B and an enterprise value of $61.5B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $8.8B. The latest quarter grew 14.9% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $2.0B, a 22.5% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $3.43.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $2.0B, after $295.0M of capital spending.

  • Nasdaq, Inc. spent $1.3B on share buybacks and $635.0M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 562.0M.

  • Trailing P/E: 27.3×; forward P/E: 20.0× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 1.33%, paying out 33% of earnings.

  • Nasdaq, Inc. employs 9,630 people — $909K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 13 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

NDAQ vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelFinancial Data & Stock Exchanges
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
NDAQNasdaq, Inc.$52.3B
93
COINCoinbase Global, Inc.$46.6B
5
MSCIMSCI, Inc.$41.2B
60
MCOMoody's Corp.$82.6B
71
CBOECboe Global Markets, Inc.$31.4B
91
ICEIntercontinental Exchange, Inc.$88.4B
75
CMECME Group, Inc.$103.0B
73

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Nasdaq, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest NDAQ news & analysis

Tokenization could unleash tens of billions of dollars in trapped capital, Nasdaq CEO says

CNBC · 8 Oct 2026neutral

Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman said tokenization could help banks and financial institutions move collateral more efficiently, freeing tens of billions of dollars in capital. She also said a shift to 24/7 trading would require major infrastructure changes, with AI expected to contribute to real-time risk management.

Why it matters — The comments outline potential changes in market infrastructure and risk management relevant to Nasdaq as a financial markets technology and exchange operator.

Nasdaq's Business Is Outrunning Its Stock

MarketBeat · 8 Oct 2026positive

The excerpt says SpaceX’s public listing this summer was the largest IPO ever and gave Nasdaq a high-profile moment.

Why it matters — NDAQ watchers may note the listing as a prominent event associated with Nasdaq.

Nasdaq Reports September 2026 Volumes and 3Q26 Statistics

GlobeNewsWire · 7 Oct 2026neutral

Nasdaq reported September 2026 monthly volumes and third-quarter 2026 statistics, including quarterly volumes, estimated revenue capture, listings, and index data. The statistics cover the quarter ended September 30 and are available on Nasdaq’s Investor Relations website.

Why it matters — These operating statistics give NDAQ watchers information about trading activity and other business metrics for the quarter.

Saddle Up: Texas Stock Exchange Ropes In $80 Billion in Listings

MarketBeat · 2 Oct 2026neutral

The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) is set to begin its rollout of corporate listings this October, having already attracted $80 billion in listings. This development introduces a new competitor to the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq's long-standing dominance over U.S. corporate listings.

Why it matters — Nasdaq watchers would care because the TXSE's October rollout represents a potential structural challenge to Nasdaq's established position in U.S. corporate listings.

Moderna, Inc. to Join the Nasdaq-100 Index® Beginning October 9, 2026

GlobeNewsWire · 2 Oct 2026neutral

Nasdaq announced that Moderna, Inc. will join the Nasdaq-100 Index, replacing Warner Bros. Discovery, effective prior to market open on October 9, 2026. The change was announced on October 1, 2026.

Why it matters — This index membership change reflects an ongoing update to the Nasdaq-100 composition, which is relevant to Nasdaq as the index operator and to investors tracking these constituents.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about NDAQ stock

What is the NDAQ stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 18 Wall Street analysts covering Nasdaq, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $109, with estimates ranging from $84 to $132. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is NDAQ stock a buy right now?

Of the 18 analysts covering Nasdaq, Inc., 14 rate it a Buy, 3 a Hold and 1 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Nasdaq, Inc. 93 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 14 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank NDAQ?

As at 14 Oct 2026, Nasdaq, Inc. ranks 93 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Quality (97 of 100).

Will NDAQ stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 18 analysts implies +18.0% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Nasdaq, Inc. 93 out of 100 as at 14 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the NDAQ stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Nasdaq, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for NDAQ are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $84 to $132 over the next 12 months.

How has NDAQ stock performed over the past year?

Nasdaq, Inc. returned +4.1% over the 12 months to 14 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Nasdaq, Inc. do?

Nasdaq, Inc. Common Stock represents ownership in Nasdaq, Inc., a global financial services and technology company focused on capital markets infrastructure.

What is the latest news on NDAQ?

The most recent item we track (CNBC, 8 Oct 2026): "Tokenization could unleash tens of billions of dollars in trapped capital, Nasdaq CEO says". Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman said tokenization could help banks and financial institutions move collateral more efficiently, freeing tens of billions of dollars in capital. She also said a shift to 24/7 trading would require major infrastructure changes, with AI expected to contribute to real-time risk management.

Company

About Nasdaq, Inc.

Nasdaq, Inc. Common Stock represents ownership in Nasdaq, Inc., a global financial services and technology company focused on capital markets infrastructure. Nasdaq, Inc. provides market services that support trading, clearing, and post-trade processing, along with capital access platforms used for company listings, investor relations, and public-market connectivity. The company also develops financial technology solutions for exchanges, brokers, and other market participants, including surveillance, workflow, and risk-management tools. In addition, it licenses market data, indexes, and analytics that are widely used by institutions, asset managers, and corporations across financial markets. Nasdaq, Inc. plays a central role in the functioning of modern electronic markets by combining exchange operations with data and software services that help organize, connect, and support market activity across global capital markets.

CEO Ms. Adena T. Friedman · 9,630 employees · United States · https://www.nasdaq.com