Nasdaq Inc NDAQ

Morningstar Rating
$90.33 −1.34 (1.46%)
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Nasdaq Integrates Adenza as It Pursues Its Vision of Becoming a Diversified Technology Company

Nasdaq’s exchange business continues to produce strong results as volatile markets lead to good trading volume industrywide, with its option exchanges in particular performing well. While trading volume growth has slowed, the increased prevalence of $0 commission trading platforms and a shift toward higher option volume should provide a persistent benefit to Nasdaq’s exchanges. However, the equity exchange business remains highly competitive, and Nasdaq has been steadily losing market share for years. We expect this pressure to continue as two new exchanges, MEMX and MIAX Pearl Equities Exchange, were launched in 2020, with MEMX expanding into options in 2023. Additionally, the Texas Stock Exchange was launched in 2026.

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Price
$91.67
Fair Value
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Uncertainty
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Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Nasdaq's capital markets technology business has recently outperformed expectations. If cross-selling opportunities with Nasdaq's other businesses prove stronger than expected, then financial technology growth could be better than projected.

Bears

Nasdaq continues to face growing competitive pressure at its exchanges, with two new competitors launching in 2020 and another in 2026. This could lead to falling market share in its exchange business.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$91.67
Day Range
$89.67–92.27
52-Week Range
$76.55–101.79
Bid/Ask
$90.15 / $90.45
Shares Outstanding
558.98M
Market Cap
$50.49B
Volume/Avg
3M / 3M

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
23.69
Price/Sales
6.01
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
1.27%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
1.27%
Dividend Payment Schedule
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Total Yield
3.87%

Company Profile

Founded in 1971, Nasdaq is primarily known for its equity exchange, but in addition to its trading business (about 22.5% of sales), the company sells market and financial data to investors, offers Nasdaq-branded indexes, and lists companies through its capital access segment (42.5%). Nasdaq's newest segment, financial technology, was primarily constructed through the acquisitions of Verafin and Adenza and has expanded the company into capital management, financial crime, and regulatory compliance software (35%) as it seeks to become a diversified technology company.
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
Stock Style Box
Mid Growth
Total Number of Employees
9,630

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Valuation

Metric
NDAQ
LSEG
ICE
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
23.6918.2319.75
Price/Book Value
4.302.112.88
Price/Sales
6.014.296.44
Price/Cash Flow
19.629.5915.19
Price/Earnings
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Financial Strength

Metric
NDAQ
LSEG
ICE
Quick Ratio
0.880.010.04
Current Ratio
1.011.001.01
Interest Coverage
8.206.597.50
Quick Ratio
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Profitability

Metric
NDAQ
LSEG
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Return on Assets (Normalized)
7.56%0.32%2.82%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
18.47%13.33%15.06%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
11.48%8.39%9.95%
Return on Assets
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