Stocks fell as Treasury yield rates rose after the September jobs report showed continued strength in employment, despite the Fed’s attempts to stave off inflation by slowing the economy with rate hikes. The major indices were lower in early trading after a negative previous session but were still on track for their best week since June, with gains of around 4% since Monday.
Today we’ve got our eyes on a developing story from the tech sector with solid potential for steady growth over the next five years. If investors should be greedy when others are fearful, now may be a great time to scoop up shares of this enterprise software provider.
Israel-based Nice Ltd. (NICE) is a provider of enterprise software with more than 27,000 customers (including 85% of the Fortune 100) from 150 countries. Its operating segments consist of Customer Interactions Solutions and Financial Crime & Compliance Solutions. Over the past year, the company generated $2.0 billion in revenue, approximately $1.1 billion was cloud-based revenue. Over the past three years, the company’s revenue grew 22.3% from $1.57 billion in 2019 to $1.92 billion in 2021. In terms of profits, its operating profit rose 10.6% to $263.9 million from $238.7 million a year earlier.
Building on the stellar growth, the company reiterated its ambitious targets when it unveiled its NICE3D strategic plan during its recent investors day event. The company outlined its updated financial goals through fiscal 2026, headlined by 30%+ operating margins and double-digit revenue growth. Nice currently trades at 6.51x sales, considerably less than its main competitor Five9, which presently trades at 8x sales.
The current consensus among 12 polled analysts is to Buy NICE. A median price target of $269.48 represents an increase of 33.71% from Thursday’s closing price.
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