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Nelnet (NNI): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Hold0 Buy1 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 1 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 1 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $125, the highest $125, the lowest $125. The average is −1.9% from the last price of $127.
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moshe Orenbuch★★★★★★★★★★#69 · hits 71% · avg +23.3% | TD Cowen | $130 → $125−3.8% | Hold | −1.9% | Reiterated | 06.10.26on TipRanks 09:50 | −1.1%next day +0.4% · 5 days +2.2% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Financial - Credit ServicesxAI Grok-4 | TipRanks - xAI | $148 → $141−4.7% | Buy | +10.7% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks Sep 16 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Financial - Credit ServicesDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $154 → $140−9.1% | Hold | +9.9% | Downgrade | 17.09.26on TipRanks Sep 16 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Financial - Credit ServicesOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $149 → $138−7.4% | Hold | +8.3% | Downgrade | 17.09.26on TipRanks Sep 16 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Financial - Credit ServicesAnthropic Opus-4.6 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $142 → $133−6.3% | Hold | +4.4% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks Sep 16 23:05 | — | |
| AI Google Financial - Credit ServicesGemini 3.1Pro | TipRanks - Google | $156 → $139−10.9% | Hold | +9.1% | Downgrade | 17.09.26on TipRanks Sep 16 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Financial - Credit ServicesPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $142 → $137−3.5% | Hold | +7.5% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks Sep 16 23:05 | — | |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Nelnet
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $130 at a price of $123 (+5.6%); now: $125 at $127 (−1.9%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hold | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 05.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $1.83 (from $1.83 to $1.83). Last quarter: $1.77.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $427M (from $427M to $427M). Last quarter: $514M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Financial
About Nelnet
- CEO: Jeffrey R. Noordhoek
- Employees: 5,744
- 121 South 13th Street, Lincoln, NE, 68508, US
- www.nelnet.com
Nelnet, Inc. operates globally, encompassing a variety of businesses including loan management, telecommunications, educational technology, related services, and payment processing solutions. Its Loan Servicing and Systems division offers comprehensive support for loan operations. This includes converting and processing loan applications, managing borrower data, providing customer service, handling payments, executing due diligence, reconciling funds, and processing claims. The segment also develops specialized software for student loan servicing and delivers business process outsourcing, with a focus on contact center management through inbound calls, outreach campaigns, sales, and multi-channel customer engagement. The Education Technology, Services, and Payment Processing segment provides an extensive array of solutions. These span financial management services, school information system software, website design, and cost-effective admissions software. It also operates FACTS Giving, a dedicated donation platform, alongside tailored professional development, coaching, and educational instruction services, as well as technological tools for teacher and student assessments. This segment facilitates tuition payment plans and offers end-to-end technology and services for student billing, payments, and refunds. Furthermore, it supports on-campus payment options (in-person, online, mobile) and general payment processing via credit card and electronic transfers. Additional offerings include services and technologies for faith community engagement, giving management, and learning management. A core offering is an integrated commerce payment platform, combined with financial management and tuition payment plan services, alongside a robust K-12 school management platform that handles administrative, informational, financial, and communication functions. The Communications unit supplies fiber optic services for internet, television, and telephone to both residential and busi
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