PubMatic (PUBM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PubMatic, Inc. (NASDAQ: PUBM) operates a cloud infrastructure platform that helps digital publishers and app developers manage and monetize advertising inventory. Its sell-side platform connects publishers with advertisers, agencies and demand-side platforms, enabling automated buying and selling of digital advertising.

The company’s solutions support advertising across the open internet, including websites, mobile applications, connected television, online video and digital out-of-home environments. PubMatic provides tools for yield management, identity and audience solutions, inventory packaging, privacy-conscious data activation, and commerce media, helping publishers improve control over their advertising relationships and revenue opportunities.

Founded in 2006, PubMatic serves customers globally through operations and partnerships spanning North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets. The company was co-founded by Rajeev Goel, who serves as chief executive officer, and has its headquarters in Redwood City, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.50 to $16.94
• 50-Day Range: $12.30 to $17.78
• 52-Week Range: $6.15 to $18.44
• Volume: 418,922 shs
• Average Volume: 584,177 shs
• Market Capitalization: $755.67 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $18.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

PubMatic Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PubMatic scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 134th out of 246 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

PubMatic has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

PubMatic has a consensus price target of $18.25, representing about 10.0% upside from its current price of $16.59.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PubMatic has been the subject of 10 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 -55.30, 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 -55.30, 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 2.96. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.88% 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 3.61, 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 9.37%, 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: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.67

News Sentiment

PubMatic has a news sentiment score of 1.67. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for PubMatic this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for PUBM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added PubMatic to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 $9,151,166.00 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: 9/15/2026
• 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: $18.25
• High Price Target: $23.00
• Low Price Target: $10.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 12 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: 2.61
• Cash Flow: $0.61 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.14
• Book Value: $5.60 per share
• Price / Book: 2.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 45,550,000
• Free Float: 32,896,000
• Market Cap: $755.67 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.58