NDAQFinancial Services · Financial Data & Stock ExchangesThe 17 Wall Street analysts covering Nasdaq, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $110 — +11.4% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 97 of 100 as at 2 Sept 2026 — among the strongest tenth. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.
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.
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): The business earns solid, repeatable profits on what it owns.
Momentum (68): The shares have been drifting down relative to others.
Size (5): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.
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The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on NDAQ, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
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The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +11.4% from it.
Of the 20 most recent actions, 5 moved their price target up and 2 moved it down.
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | $108 → $111 |
| 24 July 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintains | Market Perform | $92 → $102 |
| 24 July 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintains | Buy | $105 → $108 |
| 20 July 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintains | Buy | $101 → $105 |
| 10 July 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Overweight | $116 → $112 |
| 10 July 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 9 July 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 9 July 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | $114 → $108 |
| 9 July 2026 | Raymond James | Maintains | Outperform | — |
| 9 July 2026 | Raymond James | Maintains | Outperform | $111 → $113 |
| 22 June 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintains | Market Perform | — |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Reinstates | Market Perform | $92 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | TD Cowen | Upgrade | Buy | — |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Barclays | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 30 Jan 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 30 Jan 2026 | RBC Capital | Reiterates | Outperform | — |
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
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.
Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.
Over the twelve months to 3 Sept 2026, Nasdaq, Inc. returned +6.6% against +21.4% for the S&P 500, dividends included.
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Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.
A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.
Cheaper than 27% of US stocks
Cheaper than 15% of US stocks
Cheaper than 23% of US stocks
Cheaper than 16% of US stocks
Higher than 62% of US stocks
Higher than 51% of US stocks
Higher than 51% of US stocks
Higher than 96% of US stocks
Higher than 92% of US stocks
Higher than 77% of US stocks
Higher than 80% of US stocks
Higher than 30% of US dividend payers
Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.
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 $55.2B and an enterprise value of $63.9B.
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.
Trailing P/E: 28.8×; forward P/E: 21.1× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.
Forward dividend yield: 1.26%, paying out 33% of earnings.
Nasdaq, Inc. employs 9,630 people — $909K of revenue per employee.
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Nasdaq announced that it reported its monthly volumes for August 2026 on its Investor Relations website. The announcement was made via a press release dated September 3, 2026.
Why it matters — Nasdaq watchers track these monthly volume reports as a routine indicator of exchange trading activity.
Nasdaq announced it has completed its acquisition of Dasseti, an AI-powered due diligence and monitoring platform for investment consultants, institutional investors, and asset managers. The deal deepens Nasdaq eVestment's AI and private markets capabilities.
Why it matters — This acquisition strengthens Nasdaq's eVestment offering with AI and private markets capabilities, expanding its product suite for investment-related clients.
Nasdaq Verafin has partnered with Q6 Cyber to integrate dark web intelligence into its fraud platform, helping financial institutions identify and respond to emerging fraud and scam threats. The partnership was announced in a Thursday (Aug. 27) press release.
Why it matters — The partnership strengthens Nasdaq's fraud-detection product offering for financial institutions, potentially enhancing the appeal and competitiveness of Nasdaq's Verafin platform.
Nasdaq Verafin has partnered with Q6 Cyber to incorporate Q6's dark web fraud intelligence into Nasdaq Verafin's consortium, aiming to strengthen proactive fraud prevention for financial institutions.
Why it matters — The partnership enhances Nasdaq Verafin's fraud-detection capabilities, potentially strengthening Nasdaq's fraud-prevention product offering for financial institutions.
Nasdaq reported that short interest across 3,855 Global Market securities totaled 17,667,604,951 shares as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, down from 18,151,604,493 shares across 3,835 issues on July 31, 2026. The mid-August short interest represented 2.98 days versus 3.17 days in the prior period.
Why it matters — A Nasdaq watcher would care because the figures reflect the level of short-selling activity on Nasdaq-listed securities, offering a data point on market positioning and exchange activity.
The 17 Wall Street analysts covering Nasdaq, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $110, with estimates ranging from $84 to $135. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Of the 17 analysts covering Nasdaq, Inc., 14 rate it a Buy, 2 a Hold and 1 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Nasdaq, Inc. 97 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 2 Sept 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.
As at 2 Sept 2026, Nasdaq, Inc. ranks 97 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).
No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 17 analysts implies +11.4% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Nasdaq, Inc. 97 out of 100 as at 2 Sept 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.
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 $135 over the next 12 months.
Nasdaq, Inc. returned +6.6% over the 12 months to 3 Sept 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.
Nasdaq, Inc. Common Stock represents ownership in Nasdaq, Inc., a global financial services and technology company focused on capital markets infrastructure.
The most recent item we track (GlobeNewsWire, 3 Sept 2026): "Nasdaq Reports August 2026 Volumes". Nasdaq announced that it reported its monthly volumes for August 2026 on its Investor Relations website. The announcement was made via a press release dated September 3, 2026.
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
