Economic Recovery: Israel's economy is rebounding strongly, with foreign investors pouring a record $60 billion into over 85 Israeli firms in 2023, reflecting high confidence in the country's technology and business sectors.
Major Investments: Significant deals include Palo Alto Networks acquiring CyberArk Software for $25 billion and Advent International investing $2.5 billion in Sapiens International, underscoring Israel's leadership in cybersecurity and software.
Market Performance: The Tel Aviv 35 Index has reached record levels, and the shekel has appreciated 26% against the dollar, making it the best-performing currency among major traded currencies, while investor demand for Israeli bonds has increased.
Future Growth Prospects: Economists predict Israel's GDP growth will outpace developed markets, with forecasts of 4.3% growth in 2026 and 3.8% in 2027, driven by strong innovation and R&D spending, although potential geopolitical stability could enhance credit ratings and attract more global investment.
Wall Street analysts forecast NICE stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for NICE is 158.57 USD with a low forecast of 120.00 USD and a high forecast of 200.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
15 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast NICE stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for NICE is 158.57 USD with a low forecast of 120.00 USD and a high forecast of 200.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
10 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 112.210
Low
120.00
Averages
158.57
High
200.00
Current: 112.210
Low
120.00
Averages
158.57
High
200.00
Wedbush
Daniel Ives
Outperform -> Neutral
downgrade
$170 -> $120
2025-12-08
Reason
Wedbush
Daniel Ives
Price Target
$170 -> $120
AI Analysis
2025-12-08
downgrade
Outperform -> Neutral
Reason
Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives earlier today downgraded Nice to Neutral from Outperform with a price target of $120, down from $170, as the company faces an increasingly competitive CX AI landscape while providing aggressive long-term targets introduced at its Capital Markets Day at the expense of near-term margins, which the firm views as a risky trade-off. With agentic AI set to be the backbone of nextgen CX technology, this industry is seeing a surge of new entrants and established technology providers, which Wedbush believes creates a more difficult path for Nice to capitalize with more AI agent optionality around call center operations.
Barclays
Overweight
maintain
$200 -> $165
2025-11-19
Reason
Barclays
Price Target
$200 -> $165
2025-11-19
maintain
Overweight
Reason
Barclays lowered the firm's price target on Nice to $165 from $200 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The company's new targets imply short-term margin compression as its doubles-down on artificial intelligence and invests to support accelerated growth in the medium term, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm cites Nice's lowered target multiple for the target cut.
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Citi
Buy
to
Buy
downgrade
$211 -> $189
2025-11-19
Reason
Citi
Price Target
$211 -> $189
2025-11-19
downgrade
Buy
to
Buy
Reason
Citi lowered the firm's price target on Nice to $189 from $211 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares.
Mizuho
Outperform
to
NULL
downgrade
$185 -> $150
2025-11-18
Reason
Mizuho
Price Target
$185 -> $150
2025-11-18
downgrade
Outperform
to
NULL
Reason
Mizuho lowered the firm's price target on Nice to $150 from $185 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm views the estimate reset coming out of the capital markets day as a buying opportunity. Investor push-back centered on the lower margin outlook tied to higher investment levels and skepticism that Nice's incremental spend will translate into accelerating revenue growth, the analyst tells investors in a research note. However, Mizuho believes the company is showing confidence in capturing share.
About NICE
NICE Ltd., formerly NICE-Systems Ltd., is a global enterprise software provider. The Company's segments include Customer Interactions Solutions, and Financial Crime and Compliance Solutions. The Customer Interactions Solutions segment provides data driven insights that enable businesses to deliver personalized experience to customers. The Financial Crime and Compliance Solutions segment provides real time and cross-channel fraud prevention, anti-money laundering, brokerage compliance and enterprise-wide case management. The Company serves contact centers, back office operations and retail branches, covering various industries, including communications, banking, insurance, healthcare, business processes outsourcing (BPO), government, utilities, travel and entertainment. Its Multi-Channel Recording and Interaction Management enables organizations to capture structured and unstructured customer interaction and transaction data from multiple channels.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
