Nielsen Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Nielsen in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" Nielsen stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in NLSN, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Nielsen saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 21,650,000 shares, an increase of 47.4% from the May 31st total of 14,690,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,220,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.7 days. Approximately 6.1% of the company's shares are sold short.
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Nielsen is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 29th 2021.
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Nielsen will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 29th at 8:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 416-621-4642 with passcode "8028449".

Nielsen Holdings plc (NYSE:NLSN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 6th. The business services provider reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.15. The business services provider earned $863 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $847.47 million. Nielsen had a net margin of 10.46% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 25.28%. The company's revenue was down 44.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.29 earnings per share.
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Nielsen's stock was trading at $15.42 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, NLSN stock has increased by 56.5% and is now trading at $24.13.
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Nielsen declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 16th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.06 per share on Thursday, September 2nd. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 18th.
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Nielsen pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.98%. Nielsen does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Nielsen is 15.79%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Nielsen will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.63% next year. This indicates that Nielsen will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Nielsen updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 27th. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.470-1.580 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.490. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.46 billion-$3.49 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.47 billion.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Nielsen's shares. Their forecasts range from $19.00 to $33.00. On average, they expect Nielsen's stock price to reach $25.40 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.3% from the stock's current price.
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524 employees have rated Nielsen CEO David Kenny on Glassdoor.com. David Kenny has an approval rating of 82% among Nielsen's employees.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Nielsen investors own include (NWL), Goldcorp (GG), AT&T (T), International Business Machines (IBM), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Bank of America (BAC), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Verizon Communications (VZ), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and The Boeing (BA).

Nielsen trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NLSN."

Nielsen's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Cantillon Capital Management LLC (1.19%), Raymond James Trust N.A. (0.02%), Integrated Investment Consultants LLC (0.01%) and New Mexico Educational Retirement Board (0.01%). Company insiders that own Nielsen stock include David W Kenny and James A Attwood Jr.
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NLSN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cantillon Capital Management LLC, and Raymond James Trust N.A..
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NLSN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, and Integrated Investment Consultants LLC. Company insiders that have bought Nielsen stock in the last two years include David W Kenny, and James A Attwood Jr.
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One share of NLSN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.13.

Nielsen has a market capitalization of $8.65 billion and generates $6.29 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $-6,000,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $1.52 on an earnings per share basis.

Nielsen employs 43,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Nielsen is www.nielsen.com.

Nielsen is headquartered at 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY, 10004.

Nielsen's mailing address is 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY, 10004. The business services provider can be reached via phone at (646) 654-5000 or via email at [email protected]