Nasdaq Inc Stock Price, News & Analysis

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has released its end-of-month short interest report for the settlement date of July 31, 2025. The report shows total short interest across all 4,943 Nasdaq securities reached 16.59 billion shares, slightly down from 16.65 billion shares in the previous period.

In the Nasdaq Global Market, short interest in 3,285 securities totaled 13.68 billion shares, representing 2.15 days of average daily volume, down from 2.37 days in the prior period. The Nasdaq Capital Market saw short interest of 2.91 billion shares across 1,658 securities, maintaining a 1.00 day average daily volume.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has announced the delisting of securities from multiple companies from its exchange. The announcement affects 14 different companies whose securities have been suspended from trading between April 2024 and July 2025.

The delistings include various types of securities such as American depositary shares, common stocks, ordinary shares, units, and warrants. Notable companies affected include Secoo Holding Limited, PaxMedica, Unity Biotechnology, and Ocean Biomedical. All affected securities have already been suspended and haven't traded on Nasdaq since their respective suspension dates.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has released its monthly trading volumes for July 2025. The company has made the detailed volume statistics available through a data sheet on its Investor Relations website.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has released its mid-month short interest report for the settlement date of July 15, 2025. The report shows total short interest across all 4,907 Nasdaq securities reached 16.65 billion shares, compared to 16.93 billion shares in the previous period.

In the Nasdaq Global Market, short interest in 3,260 securities totaled 13.79 billion shares, representing 2.37 days of average daily volume, down from 2.59 days in the prior period. The Nasdaq Capital Market saw short interest of 2.85 billion shares across 1,647 securities, maintaining a 1.00 day average daily volume.

Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has announced its regular quarterly dividend payment. The company's Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.27 per share on its outstanding common stock.

The dividend will be paid on September 26, 2025, to shareholders who are on record as of September 12, 2025. Future dividend declarations and payment dates remain subject to Board approval.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) reported strong Q2 2025 results with net revenue of $1.3 billion, up 13% year-over-year. The company demonstrated robust performance across all divisions, with Solutions revenue growing 10% to $991 million and Market Services revenue increasing 22% to $306 million.

Key highlights include GAAP diluted EPS growth of over 100% and non-GAAP diluted EPS growth of 24%. The company's Annualized Recurring Revenue (ARR) reached $2.9 billion, up 10% year-over-year. Nasdaq returned $255 million to shareholders through dividends ($155M) and share repurchases ($100M), while also repaying $400 million in senior unsecured notes.

The company maintained its listing leadership with 83 operating company listings in H1 2025, raising over $8 billion in proceeds, and achieved an 81% win rate for eligible operating company listings.

CME Group (NYSE: CME) and Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) have announced a significant 10-year extension of their exclusive licensing agreement for Nasdaq-100 futures and options through 2039. This extension builds on their nearly 30-year partnership that began with the launch of Nasdaq-100 futures in 1996.

The partnership has shown remarkable growth, with the average daily volume (ADV) of CME's Nasdaq-100 futures and options complex growing over 100% since their previous extension in 2019. Current year-to-date ADV has reached 2.5 million contracts, marking a 22% year-over-year increase. Notably, Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures saw a 39% increase in Q2 ADV to 1.3 million contracts.

Navan has launched the Navan Business Travel Index (BTI), a groundbreaking industry benchmark for corporate travel activity. The index, validated by Nasdaq, analyzes millions of transactions from over 10,000 businesses to provide insights into business travel trends.

Key Q2 2025 findings show business trip bookings increased 15% year-over-year, with international hotel spend growing 17% YoY. Notable sector-specific growth includes Financial Services (up 31%) and Media & Entertainment (up 25%). The data reveals a shift toward one-on-one business meetings, with taxi/rideshare transactions up 22% YoY while team events declined slightly.

The quarterly index isolates external factors like fuel surcharges and inflation to reveal true travel transaction volumes and company priorities.

Nasdaq Verafin (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has announced the launch of its Agentic AI Workforce, a revolutionary suite of digital workers designed to transform anti-money laundering (AML) compliance operations for banks. The solution features two key digital workers: the Digital Sanctions Analyst, which reduces alert review workload by over 80%, and the Digital EDD Analyst for automating Enhanced Due Diligence reviews.

This launch builds on Nasdaq Verafin's successful GenAI Entity Research Copilot, which has been utilized by over 1,300 clients since its introduction in Q2 2025. The development addresses a critical industry need, as 75% of surveyed financial institutions reported increasing headcount investments in financial crime prevention, yet nearly half still lack adequate resources.