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Nielsen Holdings NYSE:NLSN Stock Report

Last Price

US$27.98

Market Cap

US$10.1b

7D

0.2%

1Y

42.5%

Updated

11 Oct, 2022

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Company Financials +

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NLSN Stock Overview

Nielsen Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a measurement and data analytics company worldwide. More details

NLSN fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends0/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Nielsen Holdings
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$27.98
52 Week HighUS$28.00
52 Week LowUS$16.02
Beta1.18
1 Month Change0.43%
3 Month Change21.86%
1 Year Change42.54%
3 Year Change35.69%
5 Year Change-30.05%
Change since IPO11.92%

Recent News & Updates

Nielsen ticks higher amid NYSE delisting notice for sale to Elliott, Brookfield

Oct 03

Nielsen gets shareholder OK for private-equity buyout

Sep 01

Nielsen sets new meetings on acquisition deal for Sept. 1

Aug 19

Recent updates

Nielsen ticks higher amid NYSE delisting notice for sale to Elliott, Brookfield

Oct 03

Nielsen gets shareholder OK for private-equity buyout

Sep 01

Nielsen sets new meetings on acquisition deal for Sept. 1

Aug 19

Nielsen soars 21% after WindAcre reaches agreement with consortium

Aug 09

Nielsen A $4 Spread And A Switch

Jul 21

Nielsen sale to Elliott/Brookfield approved by European antitrust regulator

Jul 14

Golden Age Of Merger Arb: Nielsen

Jun 14

Merger Arbitrage Mondays - WindAcre Doubles Its Stake In Nielsen Holdings

Apr 11

Merger Arbitrage Mondays: Nielsen Holdings To Be Taken Private

Apr 04

Nielsen: Analyzing The Options

Mar 27

Nielsen: Positioned For Continued Growth With Launch Of Nielsen One

Nov 29

Nielsen Q1 2021 Earnings Preview

May 05

Nielsen: A Compelling Relative Value Play

Feb 01

Shareholder Returns

NLSNUS Professional ServicesUS Market
7D0.2%0.8%-3.4%
1Y42.5%4.9%6.1%

Return vs Industry: NLSN exceeded the US Professional Services industry which returned -23.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: NLSN exceeded the US Market which returned -22.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is NLSN's price volatile compared to industry and market?
NLSN volatility
NLSN Average Weekly Movement6.2%
Professional Services Industry Average Movement6.2%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.3%

Stable Share Price: NLSN has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: NLSN's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
192314,500David Kennywww.nielsen.com

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.

Nielsen Holdings plc Fundamentals Summary

How do Nielsen Holdings's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
NLSN fundamental statistics
Market capUS$10.07b
Earnings (TTM)US$570.00m
Revenue (TTM)US$3.54b

17.7x

P/E Ratio

2.8x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
NLSN income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$3.54b
Cost of RevenueUS$1.28b
Gross ProfitUS$2.25b
Other ExpensesUS$1.68b
EarningsUS$570.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2022

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)1.58
Gross Margin63.68%
Net Profit Margin16.12%
Debt/Equity Ratio151.7%

How did NLSN perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.9%

Current Dividend Yield

15%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2022/10/11 10:21
End of Day Share Price 2022/10/11 00:00
Earnings2022/06/30
Annual Earnings2021/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Nielsen Holdings plc is covered by 32 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Richard KramerArete Research Services LLP
Jeffrey MeulerBaird
Manav PatnaikBarclays