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With a market cap of $41.4 billion, Nasdaq, Inc. (NDAQ) operates as a technology company that serves capital markets and other industries worldwide. Founded in 1971, the New York-based company operates in three segments: Capital Access Platforms, Financial Technology, and Market Services.
The company is expected to announce its fiscal Q1 earnings results on Thursday, Apr. 24, before the market opens. Ahead of this event, analysts project the company to report a profit of $0.76 per share, up 20.6% from $0.63 per share in the year-ago quarter. The company has surpassed Wall Street's EPS estimates in three of the last four quarters, missing only in one quarter. In the fourth quarter, NDAQ reported EPS of $0.76, surpassing consensus estimates by 1.3%, driven primarily by robust revenue growth in the company's Solutions, Financial Technology, and Index segments.