PubMatic (PUBM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PubMatic, Inc. is a cloud infrastructure and digital advertising technology company that operates a sell-side platform (SSP). Its technology helps publishers, mobile application developers and other digital content creators manage and monetize advertising inventory across websites, apps, connected television and other digital channels.

The company’s platform connects digital media sellers with advertisers and agencies through programmatic advertising, enabling the automated buying and selling of ad space. PubMatic provides tools for ad serving, yield management, audience and identity solutions, data activation, and commerce media, with the goal of helping clients improve monetization while supporting greater control and transparency in digital advertising transactions.

Founded in 2006, PubMatic is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and serves customers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets. The company was co-founded by Rajeev Goel, who serves as chief executive officer, and Mukul Kumar. PubMatic became a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq in 2020 under the ticker symbol PUBM.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.50 to $17.96
• 50-Day Range: $13.48 to $19.18
• 52-Week Range: $6.15 to $19.48
• Volume: 80,966 shs
• Average Volume: 687,370 shs
• Market Capitalization: $817.26 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $19.73
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

PubMatic Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PubMatic scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 158th out of 236 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

PubMatic has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

PubMatic has a consensus price target of $19.73, representing about 11.8% upside from its current price of $17.64.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PubMatic has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PubMatic are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.09) to $0.12 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PubMatic is -58.80, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PubMatic is -58.80, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PubMatic has a P/B Ratio of 3.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.27% of the float of PubMatic has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PubMatic has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.19, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PubMatic has recently increased by 11.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

PubMatic does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

PubMatic does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.33

News Sentiment

PubMatic has a news sentiment score of 0.33. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for PubMatic this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for PUBM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added PubMatic to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PubMatic insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $10,527,490.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

27.78% of the stock of PubMatic is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

64.26% of the stock of PubMatic is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Advertising
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PUBM
• CIK: 1422930
• Web: pubmatic.com
• Phone: 650-331-3485
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,030
• Year Founded: 2006

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for PubMatic: $19.73
• High Price Target: $24.00
• Low Price Target: $13.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.77
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.30)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$14.46 million
• Net Margins: -4.66%
• Pretax Margin: -4.08%
• Return on Equity: -5.41%
• Return on Assets: -1.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.27
• Quick Ratio: 1.27

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $289.17 million
• Price / Sales: 2.83
• Cash Flow: $0.58 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 31.09
• Book Value: $5.60 per share
• Price / Book: 3.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 45,550,000
• Free Float: 32,896,000
• Market Cap: $817.26 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.56