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Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ), valued at a market cap of $49.4 billion, is a global financial technology company best known for operating the Nasdaq Stock Market, home to many of the world’s leading tech companies. Based in New York, it provides trading, clearing, marketplace technology, regulatory, securities listing, information, and public and private company services.
Companies worth $10 billion or more are typically classified as “large-cap stocks,” and Nasdaq fits the label perfectly, with its market cap exceeding this mark, underscoring its size, influence, and dominance within the financial data & stock exchanges Industry. Beyond its exchange operations, Nasdaq has transformed into a diversified provider of data analytics, regulatory technology, and market infrastructure solutions.
The stock exchange giant met its 52-week high of $87.50 in the last trading session. Shares of Nasdaq have popped 20.1% over the past three months, surpassing the iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF’s (IAI) 15.5% rise in the same time frame.
Moreover, on a YTD basis, shares of NDAQ are up 12.3%, compared to IAI’s nearly 8.7% rise. Nasdaq has returned a robust 47.1% over the past 52 weeks, outperforming IAI’s 36.1% uptick over the same time frame.
To confirm its bullish trend, Nasdaq has been trading above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages since early May.
NDAQ shares rose 1.7% on April 24 after the company reported strong Q1 results that exceeded market expectations, with net revenue rising 11% year-over-year to $1.24 billion, and non-GAAP EPS improving 24% to $0.79. Growth was driven by its solutions and financial technology segments, with recurring revenue reaching $2.8 billion annually, up 8% year over year. Nasdaq also returned $253 million to shareholders through dividends and buybacks, while repurchasing $279 million of debt.
NDAQ has outpaced its rival, Cboe Global Markets, Inc.’s (CBOE) 28.5% gain over the past 52 weeks and 14.1% rise in 2025.
The stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the 20 analysts covering it, and it currently trades above its mean price target of $86.06.
