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Rosenblatt analyst Catharine Trebnick maintained NICE Ltd (NASDAQ:NICE) with a Buy rating and lowered the price forecast from $200 to $180 Thursday.
Trebnick lowered her price forecast due to reduced fiscal 2025 and 2026 revenue estimates, citing macroeconomic uncertainty, which could further delay multinational Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) deployments.
The price target reflects ~3.4 times (from ~4 times) on the analyst’s revenue estimate of 7% Y/ Y in fiscal 2026.
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NICE stock is trading at 2.7 times EV/calendar 2026 sales, growing at 7% Y/Y and a slight premium to the CCaaS group average of 2.3 times, growing at 9% Y/Y.
Trebnick’s valuation is justified based on higher free cash flow assumptions (26% Y/Y versus the peer group of 19%). The analyst has decreased her fiscal 2025 revenue growth assumption to 6% below fiscal 2025 guidance (+7% growth).
Trebnick’s fiscal 2025 estimate has been revised to $2.91 billion (+6% growth) from $2.93 billion (+7% growth) and below the Street’s $2.91 billion (+7% growth).
Similarly, she has decreased her fiscal 2026 estimate to $3.12 billion (+7% growth) from $3.22 billion (+10% growth) and below the Street’s $3.12 billion (+7% growth).
Based on lower revenue, Trebnick’s adjusted operating income moves slightly lower to $909 million (31% margin), below the current Street estimate ($919 million).
For fiscal 2026, the analyst’s adjusted operating income is now $1.02 billion ( 32.6% margin), slightly above the Street estimate of $1.01 billion (32.3% margin).
Based on lower sales volume, Trebnick’s fiscal 2025 adjusted EPS is $12.13 (down from $12.14), below the Street estimate of $12.18.
Looking ahead to fiscal 2026 and lower revenue growth of 7%, the analyst’s adjusted EPS moves to $13.30 (versus the Street estimate of $13.36).
Trebnick noted that the company benefits from AI adoption in CCaaS and is a share donor from Avaya in the large enterprise segment.
Price Action: NICE stock closed higher by 2.06% at $154.52 on Thursday.
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Latest Ratings for NICE
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2022 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains | Equal-Weight | |
| Feb 2022 | Jefferies | Maintains | Buy | |
| Dec 2021 | Morgan Stanley | Downgrades | Overweight | Equal-Weight |
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