Nielsen (NLSN) Stock Forecast, Price & News

Nielsen Holdings plc (NYSE:NLSN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 28th. The business services provider reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.09. The business services provider earned $882 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $869.24 million. Nielsen had a net margin of 14.99% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.69%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.39 earnings per share.
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Nielsen (NYSE:NLSN) pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.86%. The dividend payout ratio is 16.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, NLSN will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.83% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Nielsen announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, February 28th 2022, which allows the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 16% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

524 employees have rated Nielsen Chief Executive Officer David Kenny on Glassdoor.com. David Kenny has an approval rating of 82% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Nielsen investors own include 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 Boeing (BA).

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

One share of NLSN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $27.98.

Nielsen (NYSE:NLSN) has a market capitalization of $10.07 billion and generates $3.50 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $963 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.47 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 15,000 workers across the globe.

Nielsen's mailing address is 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY, 10004. The official website for the company is www.nielsen.com. The business services provider can be reached via phone at (646) 654-5000, via email at ir@nielsen.com, or via fax at 31-20-690-3175.