SEMrush (SEMR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SEMrush is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider specializing in online visibility management and digital marketing analytics. Its cloud-based platform offers tools for search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) advertising research, content marketing, social media management, and competitive intelligence. By aggregating data across search engines, advertising networks, and social platforms, the company enables marketers to track keyword rankings, audit websites, analyze backlink profiles, and uncover competitor strategies.

The company’s flagship offering, the SEMrush toolkit, includes modules for keyword research, site auditing, position tracking, backlink analysis, and content optimization. Additional features support PPC campaign planning by identifying high-value keywords, estimating traffic potential, and benchmarking advertising costs. Content marketers use the platform to discover trending topics, optimize readability, and measure engagement, while social media teams schedule posts, monitor brand mentions, and assess campaign performance.

Founded in 2008 by Oleg Shchegolev and Dmitri Melnikov, SEMrush began as a search engine ranking tool and has since grown into a global digital marketing suite. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with regional offices across Europe and Asia, the company serves more than 8 million users worldwide, including agencies, e-commerce enterprises, and Fortune 500 brands. Its data infrastructure covers search metrics in over 140 countries and 20 languages, enabling clients to develop region-specific strategies.

SEMrush went public on the New York Stock Exchange in March 2021, trading under the ticker SEMR. Leadership remains anchored by co-founders Oleg Shchegolev, who serves as Chief Executive Officer, and Dmitri Melnikov, who oversees product development and technology. Under their guidance, the company continues to expand its product portfolio and invest in machine learning, aiming to deliver deeper insights and more precise recommendations for digital marketers worldwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.00 to $12.00
• 50-Day Range: $11.80 to $12.01
• 52-Week Range: $6.56 to $12.01
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 1.13 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.81 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $10.80
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

SEMrush Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SEMrush scored higher than 22% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 23rd out of 37 stocks in the services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

SEMrush has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.88, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

SEMrush has a consensus price target of $10.80, representing about 10.0% downside from its current price of $12.00.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SEMrush has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 180.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SEMrush are expected to grow by 180.00% in the coming year, from $0.05 to $0.14 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SEMrush is -109.09, 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 SEMrush is -109.09, 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

SEMrush has a P/B Ratio of 6.22. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.11% of the float of SEMrush has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SEMrush has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.67.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SEMrush has recently increased by 3.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

SEMrush does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.11

News Sentiment

SEMrush has a news sentiment score of 0.11. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for SEMrush this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added SEMrush to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SEMrush insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,200,606.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

55.61% of the stock of SEMrush is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

32.86% of the stock of SEMrush is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/05/2025
• Today: 5/08/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Services
• Industry: Services – Computer Programming And Data Processing
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SEMR
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:SEMR
• CIK: 1831840
• Web: N/A
• Phone: (800) 851-9959
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,567
• Year Founded: 2008

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for SEMrush: $10.80
• High Price Target: $12.00
• Low Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -10.0%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.88
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.11)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 240.00
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$18.96 million
• Net Margins: -4.27%
• Pretax Margin: -2.28%
• Return on Equity: -3.19%
• Return on Assets: -2.12%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.11
• Quick Ratio: 2.11

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $443.64 million
• Price / Sales: 4.08
• Cash Flow: $0.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 105.29
• Book Value: $1.93 per share
• Price / Book: 6.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 150,959,000
• Free Float: 67,011,000
• Market Cap: $1.81 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.50