Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) - Stock Analysis

Last updated: Jul 26, 2026

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Nasdaq benefits from steady operational growth with strong Q3 results, credit rating upgrades, and improving leverage, plus active liquidity management. Although lacking immediate breakout catalysts, it shows modest positive momentum and a solid industry position, suggesting moderate near-term upside potential without significant risks.

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Idea window: 12/10/2025 – 12/17/2025Sector: Financial Services

AI Analyst Overview

Last Price
$96.12
Market Cap
$50.04B
1D Return
+2.32%
YTD Return
-0.37%

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Valuation Metrics

P/E
26.2
P/B
4.2
P/S
6.0
EV/EBITDA
19.0
Div Yield
1.22%

Price Behavior

7.0

Key Price Behavior Insights: • Higher lows • Momentum intact • Support test Support Level: $90.00-$91.00 Resistance Level: $94.25 NDAQ's sharp late-June-to-July rally, higher lows, and price holding about 6% above its last month average keep the short-term trend constructive, but it now needs to defend $90.00-$91.00 and clear $94.25 to extend higher.

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Sentiment & News

8.0

Key News Insights: • Record Listings • Q2 Beat • Trading Surge Nasdaq is benefiting from record listing and trading activity, with Q2 revenue and EPS beating estimates, strong index and FinTech growth, and a new dividend reinforcing momentum.

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Earnings
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AI Summary

8.0
Positive

NDAQ is increasingly a hybrid compounder rather than a pure trading-volume play, with recurring index/data/technology revenue and record AUM improving earnings quality, but the key risk remains that valuation and upside still depend on continued capital-markets strength and risk appetite, so investors should watch whether the recurring engine keeps outpacing cyclical activity.

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CyclicalRisk
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Description

Nasdaq, Inc. is a technology and market infrastructure company that operates exchanges, trading and clearing venues, and related post-trade services across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, fixed income, commodities and exchange-traded products. Its business also provides market data and index licensing, listing and corporate governance platforms, and a suite of compliance and anti–financial crime software products for market participants. The company was founded in 1971, is headquartered in New York, and as of December 31, 2021 had 4,178 listed companies on The Nasdaq Stock Market across its three tiers.

Idea History

DateCloseTickerCompanySummaryStatusP/L
Dec 10Dec 17NDAQNasdaq, Inc.
Nasdaq benefits from steady operational growth with strong Q3 results, credit rating upgrades, and improving leverage, plus active liquidity management. Although lacking immediate breakout catalysts, it shows modest positive momentum and a solid industry position, suggesting moderate near-term upside potential without significant risks.
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