NIQ Global Intelligence plc (NIQ) Stock Analysis
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.38: Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10 and A.R:R 4.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 2.00; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
NIQ Global Intelligence provides consumer shopping behavior data and analytics to approximately 23,000 brand, retailer, and government clients across 90 countries, covering more than $7.4 trillion in global consumer spend. Revenue is roughly 80% recurring, split between... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.38: Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10 and A.R:R 4.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 2.00; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 49. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 57d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
About NIQ Global Intelligence plc
About NIQ Global Intelligence plc
NIQ Global Intelligence delivered more than 115 million data pulls covering nearly 127 trillion data points to clients in 2025, with a catalog of over 246 million unique product items spanning 90 countries. Intelligence offerings — primarily omnichannel measurement, consumer behavior insights, and retailer solutions — generated approximately 81% of fiscal 2025 revenue, while Activation analytics contributed the remaining 19%. The company serves approximately 23,000 clients including roughly half of the Fortune 500, across more than $7.4 trillion in global consumer spend.
NIQ monetizes its data through long-term subscription contracts for Intelligence offerings, typically two to five years in duration with annual price escalators tied to consumer price indicators, and on-demand Activation analytics sold project-by-project. Approximately 80% of total 2025 revenue was recurring in nature. Client retention supports this model: net dollar retention was at or above 100% for twelve consecutive trailing quarters ending December 31, 2025, and the company's top five longest-tenured clients averaged more than 70 years of tenure with NIQ and its predecessor. Cash Data Costs declined from 22% of revenue in 2021 to 15% in 2025 following technology platform investment and data-source expansion. NIQ competes primarily against Circana and Kantar in the consumer intelligence market.
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NIQ's ten largest clients collectively accounted for 15.3% of total revenues in fiscal 2025, with no single client exceeding 5% of revenue — a degree of diversification that has supported stable retention metrics. A distinct risk is data-access dependency: NIQ sources information from thousands of third-party retailers, panelists, and eCommerce partners, some of which are not in direct contractual privity with the company. In October 2024, NIQ moved for an injunction against Nielsen Media's use of certain NIQ data; the parties reached a non-monetary settlement, illustrating that data-sharing arrangements with competitors may require ongoing renegotiation.
From NIQ Global Intelligence plc's most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 11, 2026.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-17Recent Developments — NIQ Global Intelligence plc
Latest news
- NEWS NIQ Launches AI Tool to Improve Marketing Decisions — benzinga Jun 17, 2026 positive
- NEWS NIQ, Unlimitail Team Up to Improve Retail Ad Measurement — benzinga Jun 16, 2026 positive
- NEWS NielsenIQ Rolls Out New Global Data Synchronization Network Capability Within NIQ Product Intelligence — benzinga Jun 8, 2026 positive
- NEWS NIQ Launches AI-Powered Product Data Platform — benzinga Jun 2, 2026 positive
- NEWS NIQ Global Intelligence Director James M. Peck Buys 118,625 Shares For $999,993 According To SEC Filing — benzinga May 18, 2026
Generated 2026-06-17T11:56:58Z.
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- LOWCustomertop-10 clients15%10-K Item 1A: 'Our ten largest clients collectively accounted for approximately 15.3% of our total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025'
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Volatile — 5.3% daily ATR makes tight stops impractical. Position-size conservatively.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $8.38: Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10 and A.R:R 4.9:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 2.00; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 49. Prior stop was $7.79. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $12.72 (+51.8% upside). Prior stop was $7.79. Stop-loss: $7.79.
Quality below floor (2.5 < 4.0).
NIQ Global Intelligence plc trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 6.9). TrendMatrix value score: 9.3/10. Verdict: Sell.
17 analysts cover NIQ with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $15.
What does NIQ Global Intelligence plc do?NIQ Global Intelligence provides consumer shopping behavior data and analytics to approximately 23,000 brand, retailer,...
NIQ Global Intelligence provides consumer shopping behavior data and analytics to approximately 23,000 brand, retailer, and government clients across 90 countries, covering more than $7.4 trillion in global consumer spend. Revenue is roughly 80% recurring, split between Intelligence subscriptions (approximately 81% of 2025 revenue, typically 2-5 year contracts) and Activation analytics (approximately 19%), with the largest single client below 5% of total revenue.