Nielsen (NLSN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Nielsen Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a measurement and data analytics company worldwide. The company provides viewership and listening data, and analytics principally to media publishers and marketers, and advertising agencies for television, computer, mobile, CTV, digital, and listening platforms. It also offers television audience measurement services; digital audience measurement services; video advertising services; and independent measurement and consumer research primarily servicing radio, advertisers, and advertising agencies in the audio industry. In addition, it offers consumer behavioral and transactional data. Nielsen Holdings plc provides marketing solutions. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $27.97 to $28.00
• 50-Day Range: $27.72 to $27.98
• 52-Week Range: $16.02 to $28.00
• Volume: 22.43 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.16 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.07 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.03
• Dividend Yield: 0.86%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Nielsen Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Nielsen scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 203rd out of 304 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: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Nielsen.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.89%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Nielsen are expected to grow by 3.89% in the coming year, from $1.80 to $1.87 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Nielsen is 19.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Nielsen is 19.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.31.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Nielsen has a P/B Ratio of 2.87. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for NLSN.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Nielsen has a dividend yield of 0.86%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Nielsen is 16.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Nielsen will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.83% next year. This indicates that Nielsen will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.49

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for NLSN.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.17

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Nielsen this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Nielsen insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.63% of the stock of Nielsen is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.97% of the stock of Nielsen is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

NLSN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Nielsen's earnings last quarter?

Nielsen Holdings plc (NYSE:NLSN) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 28th. The business services provider reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.09. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

What other stocks do shareholders of Nielsen own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Nielsen investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/28/2021
• Today: 8/27/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Business Services
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NLSN
• CIK: 1492633
• Web: www.nielsen.com
• Phone: (646) 654-5000
• Fax: 31-20-690-3175
• Employees: 15,000
• Year Founded: 1923

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.54
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $963 million
• Net Margins: 14.99%
• Pretax Margin: 15.56%
• Return on Equity: 17.69%
• Return on Assets: 5.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.53
• Current Ratio: 2.04
• Quick Ratio: 2.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.50 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.88
• Cash Flow: $3.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.52
• Book Value: $9.74 per share
• Price / Book: 2.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 359,834,000
• Free Float: 357,567,000
• Market Cap: $10.07 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.17