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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 the firm seeks to become a diversified technology company.

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Nasdaq&#xAE; (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDAQ#NASDAQ">NDAQ</a>) announced today that the company has partnered with Nasdaq Private Market (NPM), a leading provider of secondary liquidity solutions to private companies, employees, and investors, to provide greater price transparency and valuation visibility into private, pre-IPO companies, including unicorns and other startups through NPM's Tape D&#xAE; private company dataset.
As the exclusive distributor of the Tape D API, Nasdaq is enhancing essential transparency and access to an increasingly complex private company landscape. Now available to Nasdaq clients through API integration via <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=e8UOS7xZyVizFg7wSvyweBqoDHzpRp-jtP4cTAv_zkvDKflOREsrzhlNm4L6Kt_2zCI2rqDUythDVMsjkZdYfKfzPX7xYrnkV-XSzysmlb2HR27TEeKTD0G-IOxPJMWG">Nasdaq Data Link</a>, Tape D addresses critical transparency challenges by helping investors evaluate private holdings with greater confidence, enabling banks to structure private transactions more effectively, supporting wealth advisors and shareholders in managing liquidity needs, and equipping private companies with valuable insights for capital raises and tender offers. This comprehensive data product delivers real-time private market pricing by seamlessly integrating primary round data, secondary market transactions, and accounting data including mutual fund marks and 409A valuations.

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Nasdaq Partners With Nasdaq Private Market To Provide Greater Price Transparency And Valuation Visibility Into Private, Pre-IPO Companies

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDAQ#NASDAQ">NDAQ</a>) and The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) today announced a significant expansion of their technology partnership, which will see PSE upgrade its trading infrastructure to Nasdaq's most advanced platform, Nasdaq Eqlipse Trading.
Nasdaq Eqlipse represents Nasdaq's investments to modernize, standardize, and strengthen its platform capabilities, application architecture, APIs, and product integration. The modular trading platform allows market operators to incorporate complementary functionality, including pre-trade risk, advanced options pricing, and index calculations, with a flexible deployment model to help reduce operational heavy lifting and provide optionality around cloud adoption.

Nasdaq Expands Tech Deal With Philippine Exchange, Bringing Advanced Trading Platform Overseas

Solana (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/sol/usd">SOL</a>) is currently trading at $168.8, down nearly 1% in the last 24 hours and over 5% in the past week. After <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-buy-solana">reaching the $180 level</a>, the token struggled to maintain momentum and is showing signs of bearish pressure. The price slump comes amid Solana's bearish pressure while the community waits for key developments like the Alpenglow Upgrade and Solana Spaces take shape.
Solana may soon undergo its most significant consensus update to date with the introduction of Alpenglow, a proposal put forward by a developer to improve the blockchain's throughput and reliability. The new model introduces a two-layered solution intended to enhance the network's speed.
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The upgrade announced on Monday by Anza, a Solana Labs spinout, will replace the Proof of History and Tower BTF systems with Votor and Rotor, leading to faster transaction processing. Alpenglow's Votor system can finalize blocks in one voting round if 80% of the stake is online, or two rounds if only 60% respond. Both modes operate simultaneously to ensure faster finalization.&nbsp;
Rotor reduces the number of hops data takes between nodes, helping maintain faster block times. No official launch date has been confirmed yet, but this upgrade could reshape Solana's trajectory.
Max Resnick, a lead economist at Anza, endorsed Solana during his keynote at Solana's Accelerate Conference, stating that it was never meant to compete with Ethereum (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd">ETH</a>), but with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDAQ#NASDAQ">NDAQ</a>), CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CME#NASDAQ">CME</a>), and other centralized venues.&nbsp;
According to Resnick, the goal is to reach a round trip confirmation time of 159 milliseconds. The platform will be doing consensus on multiple blocks at the same time, eventually once every 20 milliseconds, to pop out a new block, or a set of blocks, from concurrent leaders.
Solana Spaces store in New York has reopened as a temporary pop-up with a new core team, fueled by memecoin funding. Season 2 of Solana Spaces aims to run pop-up stores for crypto merchandise during crypto conferences. The revival of the physical store stoked fans, along with the varied merchandise on sale from multiple Solana-based projects and NFT collections.
The technical indicators are sounding caution, with the Ichimoku Cloud indicating market indecision and a bearish tilt. The token's BBTrend is currently in the negative territory for the third consecutive day at -4.31, suggesting bearish pressure.
Solana's EMA indicators are nearing a potential death cross, wherein the short-term EMA moves above the long-term EMA, indicating a bearish signal. If this occurs, SOL could retest support at $170. A break below this may drag the price down to $153.99, with a deeper slide towards $141 if bearish momentum increases.
If Solana manages to reclaim the upward momentum, the first key resistance will be $176.77, a breakout above which could open the path to the next target at $184.88.
Despite major protocol changes looming, investor confidence in Solana is lagging, as caution dominates market sentiment.
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Solana Price Drops Below $170, AlpenGlow Upgrade And Solana Spaces Create Buzz

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'Thoma Bravo Sells Remaining $3.4 Billion Nasdaq Stake' - Bloomberg News

SET And Nasdaq Deepen Strategic Collaboration To Align Thailand's Capital Markets With Global Standards And AI-Driven Innovation

Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDAQ#NASDAQ">NDAQ</a>) reported better-than-expected earnings for its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/NDAQ/earnings">first quarter on Thursday</a>.
The company posted quarterly revenue of $1.24 billion, versus estimates of $1.23 billion. The company's quarterly earnings came in at 79 cents per share, versus estimates of 77 cents per share.
Total revenue was up 11% year-over-year and annual recurring revenue climbed 8% year-over-year to $2.8 billion.
"Nasdaq's first quarter results underscore the resilience of our business model and our ability to deliver growth across our divisions in a rapidly shifting environment," said chair and CEO Adena Friedman.
Nasdaq declared a quarterly dividend of 27 cents per share, payable on June 27 to shareholders of record as of June 13.
In a separate press release, Nasdaq announced that the company and Amazon.com Inc's (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) Amazon Web Services (AWS) will introduce a new suite of solutions including infrastructure, software, data management and services that will enable market operators to overcome modernization barriers.
Nasdaq shares fell 0.1% to trade at $74.64 on Friday.
These analysts made changes to their price targets on Nasdaq following earnings announcement.
<ul>
<li>Barclays analyst Benjamin Budish maintained Nasdaq with an Overweight rating and lowered the price target from $86 to $84.</li>
<li>UBS analyst Alex Kramm maintained Nasdaq with a Neutral and raised the price target from $76 to $82.</li>
<li>Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods analyst Kyle Voigt maintained the stock with an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $87 to $88..</li>
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Considering buying NDAQ stock? Here&#8217;s what analysts think: 
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These Analysts Revise Their Forecasts On Nasdaq After Better-Than-Expected Earnings

Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods analyst Kyle Voigt maintains Nasdaq (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDAQ#NASDAQ">NDAQ</a>) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $87 to $88.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Outperform on Nasdaq, Raises Price Target to $88

UBS analyst Alex Kramm maintains Nasdaq (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDAQ#NASDAQ">NDAQ</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $76 to $82.

UBS Maintains Neutral on Nasdaq, Raises Price Target to $82

Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades and downgrades, please see our <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings">analyst ratings page</a>.
<ul>
<li>BMO Capital raised O&#8217;Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORLY#NASDAQ">ORLY</a>) price target from $1,450 to $1,500. BMO Capital analyst Tristan Thomas-Martin maintained an Outperform rating. O&#8217;Reilly Automotive shares closed at $1,352.17 on Thursday. See how other analysts <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ORLY/analyst-ratings">view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Barclays cut the price target for Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDAQ#NASDAQ">NDAQ</a>) from $86 to $84. Barclays analyst Benjamin Budish maintained an Overweight rating. Nasdaq shares closed at $74.74 on Thursday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/NDAQ/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock.</a></li>
<li>Needham cut Plexus Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLXS#NASDAQ">PLXS</a>) price target from $172 to $162. Needham analyst James Ricchiuti reiterated a Buy rating. Plexus shares closed at $125.35 on Thursday. See how other analysts <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/PLXS/analyst-ratings">view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Barclays increased the price target for AT&amp;T Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>) from $27 to $30. Barclays analyst Kannan Venkateshwar maintained an Overweight rating. AT&amp;T shares closed at $27.53 on Thursday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/T/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock.</a></li>
<li>Canaccord Genuity raised the price target for Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ROL#NYSE">ROL</a>) from $49 to $50. Canaccord Genuity analyst Brian McNamara maintained a Hold rating. Rollins shares closed at $55.47 on Thursday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ROL/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock.</a></li>
<li>Wells Fargo increased Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) price target from $167 to $175. Wells Fargo analyst Ken Gawrelski maintained an Equal-Weight rating. Alphabet shares settled at $159.28 on Thursday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/GOOGL/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>UBS increased Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PM#NYSE">PM</a>) price target from $130 to $170. UBS analyst Faham Baig upgraded Philip Morris from Sell to Neutral. Philip Morris shares closed at $170.07 on Thursday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/PM/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock.</a></li>
<li>Needham cut Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EEFT#NASDAQ">EEFT</a>) price target from $130 to $120. Needham analyst Mayank Tandon maintained a Buy rating. Euronet Worldwide shares closed at $98.94 on Thursday.  <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/EEFT/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>JP Morgan cut the price target for SS&amp;C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SSNC#NASDAQ">SSNC</a>) from $90 to $86. JP Morgan analyst Alexei Gogolev downgraded the stock from Overweight to Neutral. SS&amp;C Technologies shares settled at $77.43 on Wednesday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/SSNC/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Rosenblatt slashed Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>) price target from $18 to $14. Rosenblatt analyst Kevin Cassidy maintained a Sell rating. Intel shares closed at $21.49 on Thursday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/INTC/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
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Considering buying T stock? Here&#8217;s what analysts think: 
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AT&T To Rally Around 9%? Here Are 10 Top Analyst Forecasts For Friday

Barclays analyst Benjamin Budish maintains Nasdaq (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDAQ#NASDAQ">NDAQ</a>) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $86 to $84.

Barclays Maintains Overweight on Nasdaq, Lowers Price Target to $84

Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>)&nbsp;announced NeMo microservices&nbsp;Wednesday, which helped enterprise IT quickly build <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/nvidia" rel="noreferrer noopener">AI teammates that</a> tap into&nbsp;data flywheels&nbsp;to scale employee productivity. The microservices provide an end-to-end developer platform for creating state-of-the-art&nbsp;agentic AI&nbsp;systems and continually optimizing them with data flywheels informed by inference, business data, <a target="_blank" href="https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nemo-enterprises-ai-teammates-employee-productivity/" rel="noreferrer noopener">and user preferences</a>.
With a data flywheel, enterprise IT can onboard AI agents as digital teammates.
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These agents can tap into user interactions and data generated during AI inference to continuously improve model performance, turning usage into insight and insight into action.
NeMo microservices clients included AT&amp;T Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>), BlackRock Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BLK#NYSE">BLK</a>), Cisco Systems, Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CSCO#NASDAQ">CSCO</a>), and Nasdaq, Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDAQ#NASDAQ">NDAQ</a>).
NeMo microservices support a wide range of popular open models, including Llama, the&nbsp;Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) Phi&nbsp;family of small language models,&nbsp;Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google Gemma, Mistral, and&nbsp;Llama Nemotron&nbsp;Ultra, currently&nbsp;the top open model&nbsp;on scientific reasoning, coding, and complex math benchmarks.
Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) has tapped Nvidia NeMo microservices through new connectors for Meta&nbsp;Llamastack. Users can access the same capabilities, including Customizer, Evaluator, and Guardrails, via APIs, enabling them to run the full suite of agent-building workflows within their environment.
BofA Securities analyst Vivek Arya chose Nvidia as the top AI pick, citing <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44963215/nvidia-and-broadcom-chosen-as-top-semiconductor-picks-for-ai-leadership-and-custom-silicon-dominance-analyst" rel="noreferrer noopener">healthy demand for AI</a> computing with the ongoing shift toward compute-hungry test-time computing and reasoning models as additional catalysts.
Price Actions: NVDA stock is up 3.35% at $106.16 at the last check on Thursday.&nbsp;
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Nvidia Powers Next-Gen Adaptive Digital AI Agents For Cisco, Nasdaq, And Meta

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"Nasdaq Partners With Amazon Web To Move Markets To Cloud" -Bloomberg

U.S. equities are pushing higher for a third straight session, eyeing the longest winning streak since the Trump tariff announcement on April 2, as optimism over corporate earnings and easing trade <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets">tensions boosts risk sentiment.</a>
Positive quarterly results and robust guidance from U.S. firms is fueling hopes the economy can weather the ongoing tariff headwinds and avoid a recession.
Meanwhile, signs of a potential thaw in the U.S.-China trade conflict emerged, with the White House reportedly considering exceptions for certain Chinese auto parts.
At midday trading in New York, the Nasdaq 100 surged 2.2%, climbing above the 19,000 mark for the first time in two weeks. The S&amp;P 500 advanced 1.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average underperformed, rising 0.9%.
Technology stocks broadly outperformed, with strength concentrated in the Magnificent Seven and the semiconductor space.
Among major movers, ServiceNow Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NOW#NASDAQ">NOW</a>) soared 15% after reporting results that beat Wall Street expectations and issuing bullish forward guidance. In contrast, shares of International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>) slumped 8% as the tech giant showed lower-than-expected non-GAAP earnings. 
In the consumer staples sector, Procter &amp; Gamble (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PG#NYSE">PG</a>) dropped more than 5% after missing revenue estimates.
Treasury yields continued to ease, with yields on the 10-year Treasury down 5 basis points to 4.33%. 
Gold rebounded modestly after suffering a 2.7% slide on Wednesday. Natural gas prices extended their losing streak, plunging 4.9% and heading for a tenth consecutive negative session. 
In the crypto market, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) eased 0.5% to trade at $93,300. 
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Thursday&#8217;s Performance In Major US Indices, ETFs</h2>
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<td>Major Indices</td>
<td>Price</td>
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<td>Nasdaq 100</td>
<td>19,095.73</td>
<td>2.2%</td>
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<td>S&amp;P 500</td>
<td>5,456.36</td>
<td>1.5%</td>
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<td>Russell 2000</td>
<td>1,943.95</td>
<td>1.3%</td>
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<td>Dow Jones</td>
<td>39,944.47</td>
<td>0.9%</td>
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<figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Updated by 12:15 p.m. ET</figcaption></figure>
According to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/?utm_source=BZprocontent&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">Benzinga Pro</a>&nbsp;data:
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<li>The&nbsp;SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) rose 1.5% up to $543.71.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIA#NYSE">DIA</a>) rose 0.9% to $399.51.</li>
<li>The tech-heavy&nbsp;Invesco QQQ Trust Series&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>)&nbsp;rallied 2.1% to $464.72.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IWM#NYSE">IWM</a>) rallied 1.5% to $193.08.</li>
<li>The&nbsp;Technology&nbsp;Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLK#NYSE">XLK</a>) outperformed, up 3%; the&nbsp;Consumer Staples&nbsp;Select Sector SPDR Fund&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XLP#NYSE">XLP</a>) lagged, down 0.8%.</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Thursday&#8217;s Stock Movers</h2>
Stocks reacting to earnings included: 
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<li>Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMG#NYSE">CMG</a>): up 0.6%</li>
<li>O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORLY#NASDAQ">ORLY</a>): down 3.1%</li>
<li>Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RJF#NYSE">RJF</a>): up 0.7%</li>
<li>Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MOH#NYSE">MOH</a>): down 6.4%</li>
<li>Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TXN#NASDAQ">TXN</a>): up 6.0%</li>
<li>FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FE#NYSE">FE</a>): up 0.4%</li>
<li>ServiceNow, Inc. up 14.9%</li>
<li>Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LRCX#NASDAQ">LRCX</a>): up 5.5%</li>
<li>ResMed Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RMD#NYSE">RMD</a>): up 10.0%</li>
<li>Discover Financial Services (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DFS#NYSE">DFS</a>): up 3.6%</li>
<li>International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBM#NYSE">IBM</a>): down 7.6%</li>
<li>Newmont Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NEM#NYSE">NEM</a>): up 3.6%</li>
<li>Rollins, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ROL#NYSE">ROL</a>): up 1.2%</li>
<li>United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/URI#NYSE">URI</a>): up 8.9%</li>
<li>Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TYL#NYSE">TYL</a>): down 3.0%</li>
<li>Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EW#NYSE">EW</a>): up 7.1%</li>
<li>Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LVS#NYSE">LVS</a>): up 5.2%</li>
<li>Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ALK#NYSE">ALK</a>): down 9.7%</li>
<li>American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAL#NASDAQ">AAL</a>): up 2.3%</li>
<li>PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PEP#NASDAQ">PEP</a>): down 4.1%</li>
<li>CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CBRE#NYSE">CBRE</a>): up 2.5%</li>
<li>Entergy Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ETR#NYSE">ETR</a>): up 0.4%</li>
<li>The Procter &amp; Gamble Company: down 5.3%</li>
<li>Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BMY#NYSE">BMY</a>): down 0.2%</li>
<li>Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LUV#NYSE">LUV</a>): down 0.2%</li>
<li>Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VLO#NYSE">VLO</a>): down 1.8%</li>
<li>Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMCSA#NASDAQ">CMCSA</a>): down 5.3%</li>
<li>Dow Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DOW#NYSE">DOW</a>): up 2.1%</li>
<li>Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WTW#NASDAQ">WTW</a>): down 5.2%</li>
<li>Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSCO#NASDAQ">TSCO</a>): down 4.8%</li>
<li>Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HAS#NASDAQ">HAS</a>): up 16.1%</li>
<li>CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMS#NYSE">CMS</a>): up 2.3%</li>
<li>Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/XEL#NASDAQ">XEL</a>): down 1.8%</li>
<li>CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CNP#NYSE">CNP</a>): up 1.8%</li>
<li>LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LKQ#NASDAQ">LKQ</a>): down 10.7%</li>
<li>PG&amp;E Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PCG#NYSE">PCG</a>): down 0.8%</li>
<li>Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KDP#NASDAQ">KDP</a>): down 0.6%</li>
<li>Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FCX#NYSE">FCX</a>): up 5.5%</li>
<li>Merck &amp; Co., Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MRK#NYSE">MRK</a>): down 0.6%</li>
<li>Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDAQ#NASDAQ">NDAQ</a>): down 0.4%</li>
<li>L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LHX#NYSE">LHX</a>): up 0.4%</li>
<li>Pool Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POOL#NASDAQ">POOL</a>): down 6.1%</li>
<li>Dover Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DOV#NYSE">DOV</a>): up 1.8%</li>
<li>West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WST#NYSE">WST</a>): down 2.2%</li>
<li>Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMP#NYSE">AMP</a>): down 0.2%</li>
<li>Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FI#NYSE">FI</a>): down 16.4%</li>
<li>The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IPG#NYSE">IPG</a>): up 3.4%</li>
<li>Allegion plc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ALLE#NYSE">ALLE</a>): up 9.7%</li>
<li>Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UNP#NYSE">UNP</a>): down 3.1%</li>
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Stocks slated to report earnings after the bell include T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMUS#NASDAQ">TMUS</a>), VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VRSN#NASDAQ">VRSN</a>), Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EMN#NYSE">EMN</a>), Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PFG#NASDAQ">PFG</a>), Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DOC#NYSE">DOC</a>), The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HIG#NYSE">HIG</a>), Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WY#NYSE">WY</a>), Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RSG#NYSE">RSG</a>), Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DLR#NYSE">DLR</a>), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GILD#NASDAQ">GILD</a>), Erie Indemnity Company (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ERIE#NASDAQ">ERIE</a>), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>), and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/INTC#NASDAQ">INTC</a>).
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Wall Street Rally Extends Into Third Day: What's Driving Markets Thursday?

Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDAQ#NASDAQ">NDAQ</a>) reported first-quarter financial results before the market open on Thursday. Here&#8217;s a look at the key details <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/04/g44974936/nasdaq-reports-first-quarter-2025-results-diversified-business-model-driving-broad-based-revenue-g">from the quarter</a>.
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Total revenue was up 11% year-over-year and annual recurring revenue climbed 8% year-over-year to $2.8 billion. Solutions revenue grew 9% year-over-year as financial technology revenue increased 10% and index revenue jumped 14%. Market services revenue was up 19% year-over-year to $281 million.
&#8220;Nasdaq&#8217;s&nbsp;first quarter&nbsp;results underscore the resilience of our business model and our ability to deliver growth across our divisions in a rapidly shifting environment,&#8221; said chair and CEO Adena Friedman.
&#8220;As a trusted partner and platform company, we are empowering our clients to address their most pressing risks and challenges and confidently navigate complex macroeconomic conditions. With our portfolio of complementary, mission-critical solutions, we are well-positioned to deliver sustainable growth through 2025 and the medium-term.&#8221;
Nasdaq declared a quarterly dividend of 27 cents per share, payable on June 27 to shareholders of record as of June 13. 
In a separate <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/04/g44975007/nasdaq-and-aws-unlock-new-era-of-growth-for-global-capital-markets-with-next-generation-infrastruc">press release</a>, Nasdaq announced that the company and Amazon.com Inc&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) Amazon Web Services (AWS) will introduce a new suite of solutions including infrastructure, software, data management and services that will enable market operators to overcome modernization barriers. 
&#8220;Building on our 15-year partnership, Nasdaq and AWS are furthering our shared vision to develop technology that simplifies and streamlines capital markets,&#8221; said Matt Garman, CEO at AWS.
NDAQ Price Action: <a href="http://benzinga.com/quote/ndaq">Nasdaq shares</a> were up 1.01% at $74.24 at the time of publication Thursday, according to <a href="http://pro.benzinga.com">Benzinga Pro</a>.
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The Board of Directors of Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDAQ#NASDAQ">NDAQ</a>) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share on the company&#39;s outstanding common stock, a 13% increase from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable on June 27, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 13, 2025. Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

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Earnings Scheduled For April 24, 2025

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDAQ#NASDAQ">NDAQ</a>) is preparing to release its quarterly earnings on Thursday, 2025-04-24. Here's a brief overview of what investors should keep in mind before the announcement.
Analysts expect Nasdaq to report an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.76.
Investors in Nasdaq are eagerly awaiting the company's announcement, hoping for news of surpassing estimates and positive guidance for the next quarter.
It's worth noting for new investors that stock prices can be heavily influenced by future projections rather than just past performance.
<h3>Earnings Track Record</h3>
During the last quarter, the company reported an EPS beat by $0.01, leading to a 0.67% increase in the share price on the subsequent day.
Here's a look at Nasdaq's past performance and the resulting price change:

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<th>Quarter</th>
<th>Q4 2024</th>
<th>Q3 2024</th>
<th>Q2 2024</th>
<th>Q1 2024</th>
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</thead>
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<td>EPS Estimate</td>
<td>0.75</td>
<td>0.69</td>
<td>0.64</td>
<td>0.65</td>
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<td>EPS Actual</td>
<td>0.76</td>
<td>0.74</td>
<td>0.69</td>
<td>0.63</td>
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<td>Price Change %</td>
<td>1.0%</td>
<td>-1.0%</td>
<td>-0.0%</td>
<td>-0.0%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1745431253_0.png" alt="eps graph" />
<h3>Tracking Nasdaq's Stock Performance</h3>
Shares of Nasdaq were trading at $72.69 as of April 22. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 21.97%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release. 
<h3>Insights Shared by Analysts on Nasdaq</h3>
For investors, grasping market sentiments and expectations in the industry is vital. This analysis explores the latest insights regarding Nasdaq.
Nasdaq has received a total of 11 ratings from analysts, with the consensus rating as Outperform. With an average one-year price target of $90.0, the consensus suggests a potential 23.81% upside.
<h3>Analyzing Ratings Among Peers</h3>
The analysis below examines the analyst ratings and average 1-year price targets of Coinbase Global, Tradeweb Markets and FactSet Research Systems, three significant industry players, providing valuable insights into their relative performance expectations and market positioning.
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<li>Analysts currently favor an Buy trajectory for Coinbase Global, with an average 1-year price target of $309.28, suggesting a potential 325.48% upside.</li>
<li>Analysts currently favor an Buy trajectory for Tradeweb Markets, with an average 1-year price target of $165.17, suggesting a potential 127.23% upside.</li>
<li>Analysts currently favor an Neutral trajectory for FactSet Research Systems, with an average 1-year price target of $455.86, suggesting a potential 527.13% upside.</li>
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<h3>Summary of Peers Analysis</h3>
The peer analysis summary outlines pivotal metrics for Coinbase Global, Tradeweb Markets and FactSet Research Systems, demonstrating their respective standings within the industry and offering valuable insights into their market positions and comparative performance.

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<td>Nasdaq</td>
<td>Outperform</td>
<td>23.25%</td>
<td>$811M</td>
<td>3.19%</td>
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<td>Coinbase Global</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>138.17%</td>
<td>$1.72B</td>
<td>13.57%</td>
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<td>Tradeweb Markets</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>25.23%</td>
<td>$311.14M</td>
<td>2.47%</td>
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<td>FactSet Research Systems</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>4.53%</td>
<td>$301.06M</td>
<td>7.16%</td>
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Key Takeaway:
Nasdaq ranks highest in Revenue Growth among its peers. It has the lowest Gross Profit and Return on Equity compared to others.
<h3>Discovering Nasdaq: A Closer Look</h3>
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 the firm seeks to become a diversified technology company.
<h3>Nasdaq's Economic Impact: An Analysis</h3>
Market Capitalization Analysis: Above industry benchmarks, the company's market capitalization emphasizes a noteworthy size, indicative of a strong market presence.
Revenue Growth: Nasdaq displayed positive results in 3 months. As of 31 December, 2024, the company achieved a solid revenue growth rate of approximately 23.25%. This indicates a notable increase in the company's top-line earnings. As compared to competitors, the company encountered difficulties, with a growth rate lower than the average among peers in the Financials sector.
Net Margin: Nasdaq's net margin lags behind industry averages, suggesting challenges in maintaining strong profitability. With a net margin of 17.49%, the company may face hurdles in effective cost management.
Return on Equity (ROE): Nasdaq's ROE stands out, surpassing industry averages. With an impressive ROE of 3.19%, the company demonstrates effective use of equity capital and strong financial performance.
Return on Assets (ROA): Nasdaq's ROA is below industry averages, indicating potential challenges in efficiently utilizing assets. With an ROA of 1.16%, the company may face hurdles in achieving optimal financial returns.
Debt Management: With a below-average debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, Nasdaq adopts a prudent financial strategy, indicating a balanced approach to debt management.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/NDAQ/earnings">To track all earnings releases for Nasdaq visit their earnings calendar on our site.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

Nasdaq's Earnings Outlook

Barclays analyst Benjamin Budish maintains Nasdaq (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDAQ#NASDAQ">NDAQ</a>) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $87 to $86.

Barclays Maintains Overweight on Nasdaq, Lowers Price Target to $86

Nasdaq's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NDAQ#NYSE">NDAQ</a>) short percent of float has risen 9.27% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 6.09 million shares sold short, which is 1.65% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 2.41 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
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<h3>Nasdaq Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1744657222_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Nasdaq has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Nasdaq's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Nasdaq's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.34%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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