Outbrain (OB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Outbrain Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a technology platform that connects media owners and advertisers with engaged audiences to drive business outcomes worldwide. It offers a suite of solutions for media owners that facilitates content discovery and monetization for its media partners on their own sites; Onyx by Outbrain, a branding platform; AI platform that delivers customized experiences; engaging video experiences for publisher audience development and advertiser purposes; tools and services to promote organic editorial experiences to their audiences, enhancing audience engagement, recirculation, and monetization opportunities; and Keystone by Outbrain technology that extends ad server optimization. The company also provides advertising solutions for advertisers, including ad experiences, such as standard native, carousel and app install ads, outstream video, contextual pre-roll video, and high-impact display; AI-powered prediction engines; Conversion Bid Strategy tool that uses engagement data and machine learning to optimize bid strategies to hit the advertiser's desired campaign goals; data comprising targeting offerings based on consumer interest segments, as well as complex offerings that predict audience characteristics based on contextual and interest data; Outbrain platform, which enables advertisers to optimize campaign goals, engagement, and delivering other measurable business outcomes; and full-stack buying solutions. Outbrain Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.73 to $2.96
• 50-Day Range: $2.85 to $4.13
• 52-Week Range: $2.73 to $7.87
• Volume: 1.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 252,423 shs
• Market Capitalization: $268.76 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $7.10
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Outbrain Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Outbrain scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 213th out of 644 stocks in the business 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

Outbrain has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Outbrain has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1,233.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Outbrain are expected to grow by 1,233.33% in the coming year, from $0.03 to $0.40 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Outbrain is -57.00, 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 Outbrain is -57.00, 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

Outbrain has a P/B Ratio of 0.64. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.82% of the float of Outbrain has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Outbrain has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Outbrain has recently increased by 6.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Outbrain does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Outbrain will have a dividend payout ratio of 210.00% in the coming year. This indicates that Outbrain may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.82% of the float of Outbrain has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Outbrain has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Outbrain has recently increased by 6.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.06

News Sentiment

Outbrain has a news sentiment score of -0.06. 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 0.85 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Outbrain this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for OB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Outbrain insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $79,600.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.99% of the stock of Outbrain is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

60.44% of the stock of Outbrain is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

OB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have OB shares performed this year?

Outbrain's stock was trading at $7.18 at the start of the year. Since then, OB shares have decreased by 60.3% and is now trading at $2.85.
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How were Outbrain's earnings last quarter?

Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) posted its earnings results on Friday, May, 9th. The financial services provider reported ($0.20) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.10) by $0.10. The financial services provider earned $103.12 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $279.75 million. Outbrain had a net margin of 0.39% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.18%.
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Does Outbrain have any subsidiaries?

Outbrain subsidiaries include these companies: video intelligence AG, Ligatus, AdNgin, Zemanta, Revee, Visual Revenue, Scribit, and more.

When did Outbrain IPO?

Outbrain (OB) raised $200 million in an initial public offering on Friday, July 23rd 2021. The company issued 8,000,000 shares at $24.00-$26.00 per share.

Who are Outbrain's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Outbrain include Value Base Ltd. (4.78%), Meros Investment Management LP (1.07%), Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. (0.44%) and AQR Capital Management LLC (0.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Yaron Galai, Ori Lahav and David Kostman.
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How do I buy shares of Outbrain?

Shares of OB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Outbrain own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Outbrain investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Broadcom (AVGO) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/09/2025
• Today: 5/16/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related
• Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:OB
• CIK: 1454938
• Web: www.onebeacon.com
• Phone: 646-867-0149
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,020
• Year Founded: 2006

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $7.10
• High Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $3.90
• Potential Upside/Downside: +149.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.73)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 95.00
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $10.24 million
• Net Margins: 0.39%
• Pretax Margin: 0.57%
• Return on Equity: 2.18%
• Return on Assets: 0.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.20
• Quick Ratio: 1.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $959.27 million
• Price / Sales: 0.28
• Cash Flow: $0.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.79
• Book Value: $4.45 per share
• Price / Book: 0.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 94,300,000
• Free Float: 38,801,000
• Market Cap: $268.76 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.52