Nice (NASDAQ: NICE) updated the revenue loss for the third quarter on Thursday. The company issued an EPS guideline of 1.04-1.10 for the period, compared to Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $ 1.07. The company gave sales control of 347-357 million, compared to the estimated consensus revenue of $ 351.32 million. Nice has also updated its FY18 guidance to 4.46-4.66 EPS.

Several research analysts have examined the shares. BidaskClub reduced Nice's stock from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Tuesday 10 July. Zacks Investment Research reduced Nice shares from a holding to a sales score in a research report on Wednesday 11 July. DA Davidson started reporting on Nice shares in a research report on Friday 22 June. They gave a neutral rating and a price target of $ 110.00 on the shares. Barclays set a target price of $ 100.00 on Nice shares and gave the company a hold rating in a research report on Thursday, May 10. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target for Nice shares from $ 104.00 to $ 110.00 and gave the company a neutral rating in a study letter on Friday, August 10th. Six investment analysts have rated the shares with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has a strong buy-rating assigned to the company. The company currently has an average Buy rating and a consensus target of $ 108.56.

NASDAQ: NICE traded $ 0.42 during trading hours on friday and reached $ 115.59. 83,900 shares of the company were traded, compared with the average volume of 197,914. The company has a fast ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The company has a market capitalization of $ 6.96 billion, a P / E ratio of 50.04, a P / E / G ratio of 4.39 and a beta of 0.76. Nice has a low of 52 weeks of $ 76.02 and a height of 52 weeks of $ 116.05.

Nice (NASDAQ: NICE) posted its quarterly results for the last time on Thursday 9 August. The technology company reported $ 0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, with Zacks' consensus estimate of $ 0.57 ($ 0.03) missing. The company had sales of $ 345.41 million for the quarter compared with analysts' expectations of $ 342.49 million. Nice had a return on equity of 9.15% and a net margin of 11.73%. Research analysts predict that Nice will book 2.56 per share for the current fiscal year.

About Nice

NICE Ltd. delivers business software solutions worldwide. It is active in two segments, Customer Engagement and Financial Crime and Compliance. The Customer Engagement segment provides a platform and solutions that enable companies to provide consistent and personalized experience on the customer's trajectories and deliver them both in the cloud and on location.

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