Should You Buy Nice Ltd (NICE) Today? Analysis, Price Targets, and 2026 Outlook.
Analysis Updated At
2026/01/30
NICE is not a good buy right now for an impatient entry. The stock is in a clear downtrend (bearish moving-average stack and worsening MACD), and it’s trading below a key support zone (~107.7), which raises near-term breakdown risk. While the very low RSI suggests an oversold bounce is possible, there are no Intellectia buy signals today to justify stepping in aggressively ahead of confirmation.
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Technical Analysis
Trend is bearish: SMA_200 > SMA_20 > SMA_5 confirms a sustained downtrend. MACD histogram is -0.579 and negatively expanding, signaling downside momentum is still building. RSI_6 at 25.71 is deeply oversold (bounce potential), but oversold can persist in strong downtrends.
Key levels: current pre-market ~107.1 is below S1 (107.713), so that prior support is now overhead resistance. Next downside support is S2 at 104.911. For bulls to regain control, the stock needs to reclaim the pivot ~112.247 (and ideally hold above it). Near-term risk/reward favors waiting for a reclaim of 107.7–112.2 rather than buying into a breakdown.
Analyst Ratings and Price Target Trends
Recent trend is clearly negative on price targets: a wave of target cuts clustered around the Capital Markets Day/investor day commentary (e.g., Barclays 200→165, Citi 211→189, Mizuho 185→150, RBC 190→175, MS 193→160, Jefferies 152→136, Piper 140→122, Cantor 154→133, JMP 300→200). Most cuts kept positive ratings (Overweight/Outperform/Buy) but reflect reduced confidence in near-term margin/FCF.
Wall Street pros: strong AI/platform opportunity, cloud trajectory improving, long runway if execution is strong. Cons: near-term margin dilution, tougher competitive landscape, targets appear back-loaded and harder to execute; one notable downgrade (Wedbush to Neutral) reinforces the ‘show-me’ stance.
Influential/other flows: hedge funds and insiders show Neutral activity; no recent congress trading data available.
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 USD and a high forecast of 200 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.
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 USD and a high forecast of 200 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.
Current: 111.140
Current: 111.140
