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NICENICE LtdSell5.9·$108.31+1.36%
SellModerate Confidence
Investment thesis

NICE Ltd is a cloud-based software company trading at a forward P/E of 6.9x with 52% analyst upside and a 32% margin of safety, but confirmed downward price momentum with the 200-day moving average declining at 6.7%/month and a death cross create a challenging near-term technical environment despite the compelling valuation.

Thesis pillars

  • Deep Value Software DiscountStable
  • High Quality Business MetricsStable
  • Earnings Beat ConsistencyStable
  • +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning

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NICE Ltd (NICE) Stock Analysis

Momentum Cont setup

SellValueModerate Confidence

Technology · Software - Application

Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $108.31 — A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8.

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

$108.31+1.1% A.UpsideScore 5.9/10#44 of 122 Software - Application
QualityF-score7 / 9FCF yield9.83%
Stop $101.65Target $109.49(analyst − 13%)A.R:R 0.1:1
Analyst target$125.85+16.2%13 analysts
$109.49our TP
$108.31price
$125.85mean
$100
$170

Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $108.31 — A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8. Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 64, MACD bullish. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 69d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.

TrendMatrix Research · upcoming catalyst calendar

Upcoming dated catalysts

Thu, Nov 12, 202669d to earnings· next earnings call

Thesis

Rewards
Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
Attractive valuation
Positive momentum
Risks
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
Weak growth

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)15.5
P/E (Fwd)8.4
Mkt Cap$6.3B
EV/EBITDA192.3
Profit Mgn13.9%
ROE11.3%
Rev Growth7.6%
Beta0.04
DividendNone
Rating analysts15

Quality Signals

Piotroski F7/9MoatNarrow

Options Flow

P/C1.48bearish
IV51%elevated

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Rating Breakdown

2 floor-breakers

Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Earnings Growth
0.0
Revenue Growth
4.4

Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Bollinger
1.1
Support Resistance
2.0
52w Position
3.6
Gap
5.0
GatesA.R:R 0.1 < 1.5@spotDeath cross (50MA < 200MA)Momentum 7.0>=5.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY 69d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARMomentum ContSuitability: Moderate
RSI
64 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MADEATH CROSSSupport $97.21Resistance $111.15

Price Targets

$102
$109
A.Upside+1.1%
A.R:R0.1:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeRisk-Off

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (1.1% upside)
! asymmetry at 0.1 (below the engine's 1.5 threshold)@spot

Earnings

B
B
B
B
4/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-11-12 (69d)

Verdict History

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NICE stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $108.31 — A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8. Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 64, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $101.65. Score 5.9/10, moderate confidence.

What is the NICE stock price target?

Take-profit target: $109.49 (+1.1% upside). Prior stop was $101.65. Stop-loss: $101.65.

What are the risks of investing in NICE?

Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Weak growth.

Is NICE overvalued or undervalued?

NICE Ltd trades at a P/E of 15.5 (forward 8.4). TrendMatrix value score: 8.0/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about NICE?

15 analysts cover NICE with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $126.

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 also develops NiCE Labs, a AI innovation initiatives for customer experience and related 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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