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Investing.com - Raymond (NSE:RYMD) James maintained its Outperform rating and $96.00 price target on Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) following the company’s strong second-quarter results. The stock, currently trading near its 52-week high of $90.83, has delivered an impressive 14.93% return year-to-date. According to InvestingPro data, the company commands a market capitalization of $50.68 billion.
Nasdaq reported total organic revenue growth of 12% year-over-year, representing a one percentage point acceleration from the previous quarter. The company’s Solutions businesses experienced modestly faster growth during the period.
The Market Services segment continued to benefit from a higher volatility backdrop, contributing to the overall revenue outperformance across all segments compared to expectations.
Despite operating expenses finishing higher than anticipated, the revenue upside drove an earnings beat for the quarter. Nasdaq’s non-GAAP earnings per share increased 24% year-over-year.
The company raised its 2025 adjusted operating expense outlook, which Raymond James noted reflects the impact of foreign exchange changes.
In other recent news, Nasdaq announced a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share, payable on September 26, 2025, to shareholders of record as of September 12, 2025. The company also addressed a preliminary proxy filing by Invesco QQQ Trust, confirming that proposed changes will not impact Nasdaq’s licensing arrangements or the administration of the Nasdaq-100 Index. Piper Sandler has raised its price target for Nasdaq OMX Group to $97, maintaining an Overweight rating and noting the company’s reduced sensitivity to trading volumes as a favorable factor for the latter half of 2025. Similarly, Jefferies increased its price target to $86, citing stronger market services revenue projections and a revised second-quarter earnings per share estimate from $0.77 to $0.81. In terms of market activity, short interest in Nasdaq securities rose to 16.93 billion shares as of June 30, 2025, from 16.38 billion shares earlier in June. The number of Nasdaq Global Market securities with short positions also saw an increase. These developments reflect various strategic and market-driven factors influencing Nasdaq’s current standing.
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