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NICE Ltd (NICE) Stock Analysis

Recovery setup

HoldVALUE-TRAP 1/5Moderate Confidence

Technology · Software - Application

Earnings in 6 days (2026-05-06). Expect elevated volatility around the report — consider waiting for post-earnings price action before new entries.

Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $101.25, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.3): -1.5; Earnings in 6 days (event risk).

NICE Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides AI-powered cloud platforms for customer engagement, and financial crime and compliance in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Customer Engagement; and Financial... Read more

$101.25+27.9% A.UpsideScore 6.4/10#4 of 96 Software - Application
Stop $94.16Target $129.51(analyst − 13%)A.R:R 3.5:1
Analyst target$148.86+47.0%14 analysts
$129.51our TP
$101.25price
$148.86mean
$200

Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $101.25, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.3): -1.5; Earnings in 6 days (event risk). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 59. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +1 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 5/8 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on death cross (50MA < 200MA) and earnings proximity 6d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.

Thesis

Rewards
Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
Positive news sentiment (+1.00)
Attractive valuation
Risks
Leverage penalty (D/E 2.3): -1.5
Earnings in 6 days (event risk)
Below 200-MA, MA slope -6.8%/30d (confirmed downtrend)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)10.5
P/E (Fwd)8.2
Mkt Cap$6.0B
EV/EBITDA6.7
Profit Mgn20.8%
ROE16.4%
Rev Growth9.0%
Beta0.24
DividendNone
Rating analysts16

Quality Signals

Piotroski F8/9

Options Flow

P/C0.71neutral
IV77%elevated
Max Pain$195+92.6% vs spot

Model-generated analysis — not investment advice. Not a registered investment advisor. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Full disclaimer

Rating Breakdown

1 ceiling hit

GatesDeath cross (50MA < 200MA)EARNINGS PROXIMITY 6d<=7dMomentum 4.6<5.5 (soft — BUY_NOW allowed but watch)Momentum 4.6>=4.5A.R:R 3.5 ≥ 1.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARRecoverySuitability: Moderate
RSI
59 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MADEATH CROSSSupport $95.69Resistance $115.48

Price Targets

$94
$130
A.Upside+27.9%
A.R:R3.5:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeCautious

Risk Alerts

! NEWS_MOD=+1: SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING
! Death cross — 50-day MA below 200-day MA
! EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:6d<=7d

Earnings

B
B
B
M
3/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-05-06 (6d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is NICE stock a buy right now?

Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $101.25, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Leverage penalty (D/E 2.3): -1.5; Earnings in 6 days (event risk). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 59. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +1 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Target $129.51 (+27.9%), stop $94.16 (−7.5%), A.R:R 3.5:1. Score 6.4/10, moderate confidence.

What is the NICE stock price target?

Take-profit target: $129.51 (+27.9% upside). Target $129.51 (+27.9%), stop $94.16 (−7.5%), A.R:R 3.5:1. Stop-loss: $94.16.

What are the risks of investing in NICE?

Leverage penalty (D/E 2.3): -1.5; Earnings in 6 days (event risk); Below 200-MA, MA slope -6.8%/30d (confirmed downtrend).

Is NICE overvalued or undervalued?

NICE Ltd trades at a P/E of 10.5 (forward 8.2). TrendMatrix value score: 8.7/10. Verdict: Hold.

What do analysts say about NICE?

16 analysts cover NICE with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $149.

What does NICE Ltd do?NICE Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides AI-powered cloud platforms for customer engagement, and financial...

NICE Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides AI-powered cloud platforms for customer engagement, and financial crime and compliance in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Customer Engagement; and Financial Crime and Compliance. The Customer Engagement segment provides CXone Mpower platform for organizations to automate service, augment the workforce with AI-powered solutions, and unify enterprise knowledge, data and AI models resolutions, and customer experiences. The Financial Crime and Compliance segment offers embedded-AI solutions that identify risks and help prevent money laundering and fraud, as well as help ensure financial markets compliance in real-time. It also provides NICE Evidencentral, a digital evidence management and investigation platform for criminal justice system. In addition, the company offers NiCE Actimize provides cloud platforms embedded with AI capabilities for real-time and cross-channel fraud prevention, know-your-customer, anti-money laundering, and capital markets compliance; X-Sight, an open AI-cloud platform for Financial Crime and Compliance, enabling financial services organizations; Xceed which provides AI, data intelligence, machine learning, and insights for AML and fraud prevention for small and mid-sized organizations; cloud platforms provide financial services organizations with the agility required to adapt changing regulatory and threat landscapes; data intelligence solutions enable organizations to turn raw data into actionable intelligence to prevent and detect financial crimes; AI and analytics; intelligent investigations solutions; and self-service solutions. The company was formerly known as NICE-Systems Ltd. and changed its name to NICE Ltd. in June 2016. NICE Ltd. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Ra'anana, Israel.

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