Outbrain Inc.

NasdaqGS:OB Stock Report

Market Cap: US$301.5m

Outbrain Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Outbrain's CEO is David Kostman, appointed in Apr 2024, has a tenure of 10.75 years. total yearly compensation is $1.23M, comprised of 35% salary and 65% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.88% of the company’s shares, worth $2.66M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.7 years and 3.3 years respectively.

Key information

David Kostman

Chief executive officer

US$1.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage35.0%
CEO tenure1yr
CEO ownership0.9%
Management average tenure5.7yrs
Board average tenure3.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Positive Sentiment Still Eludes Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) Following 41% Share Price Slump

Mar 19
Positive Sentiment Still Eludes Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) Following 41% Share Price Slump

Outbrain: Decent Potential Due To Diversification From Native Display Business

Mar 18
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Teads Will Harness AI To Deliver Superior Advertising Results

Feb 19 Merging with Teads creates a major open Internet player, boosting revenue growth and profitability through strategic synergies and expanded offerings.

Outbrain Inc.'s (NASDAQ:OB) Shares Bounce 35% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

Dec 04
Outbrain Inc.'s (NASDAQ:OB) Shares Bounce 35% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

Outbrain's (NASDAQ:OB) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues

Mar 16
Outbrain's (NASDAQ:OB) Profits May Not Reveal Underlying Issues

Is Outbrain (NASDAQ:OB) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 10
Is Outbrain (NASDAQ:OB) Using Too Much Debt?

Investors Don't See Light At End Of Outbrain Inc.'s (NASDAQ:OB) Tunnel

Dec 14
Investors Don't See Light At End Of Outbrain Inc.'s (NASDAQ:OB) Tunnel

Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) Price Target To US$6.60

May 11
Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) Price Target To US$6.60

Outbrain: Enhancement Of Algorithms And Stock Buyback Could Bring The Price Up

Oct 06

Outbrain Non-GAAP EPS of -$0.19 misses by $0.15, revenue of $250.9M beats by $4.47M

Aug 11

An Intrinsic Calculation For Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) Suggests It's 32% Undervalued

Jul 22
An Intrinsic Calculation For Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ:OB) Suggests It's 32% Undervalued

Outbrain Inc.: Don't Overthink It

May 04

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has David Kostman's remuneration changed compared to Outbrain's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024n/an/a

-US$711k

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$4m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$3m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$11m

Dec 31 2023US$1mUS$430k

US$10m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$2m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$7m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$28m

Dec 31 2022US$1mUS$430k

-US$25m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$22m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$27m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$5m

Dec 31 2021US$2mUS$400k

US$11m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$17m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$38m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$15m

Dec 31 2020US$5mUS$400k

US$2m

Dec 31 2019US$2mUS$400k

-US$21m

Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD1.23M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD2.65M).

Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

David Kostman (60 yo)

1yr

Tenure

US$1,228,186

Compensation

Mr. David Kostman has been Chief Executive Officer of Outbrain Inc. since April 1, 2024. He served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Outbrain Inc. since November 15, 2017 until March 31, 2024. He has been I...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Yaron Galai
Co-Founder & Chairman18.8yrsUS$999.56k3.68%
$ 11.1m
David Kostman
CEO & Director1yrUS$1.23m0.88%
$ 2.7m
Jason Kiviat
Chief Financial Officer2.8yrsUS$730.96k0.21%
$ 636.6k
Ori Lahav
Co-Founder & GM of Israel19.3yrsno datano data
Asaf Porat
Chief Operating Officer5.7yrsno data0.56%
$ 1.7m
Yonatan Maman
Chief Technology Officer2yrsno datano data
Yossi Amara
Chief Information Officer7.3yrsno datano data
Veronica Gonzalez
Chief Administrative Officer5.7yrsno datano data
Sarah Gavin
Head of Global Marketing Programmes & Corporate Communicationsno datano datano data
Craig Hughes
Senior VP of Corporate Development & Strategy and GM of Video1.9yrsno datano data
Daphna Michaeli
Chief People Officer5.7yrsno datano data
François-Xavier Préaut
Managing Director for France6yrsno datano data

5.7yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: OB's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Yaron Galai
Co-Founder & Chairman18.8yrsUS$999.56k3.68%
$ 11.1m
David Kostman
CEO & Director10.8yrsUS$1.23m0.88%
$ 2.7m
Yaffa Krindel
Independent Director3yrsUS$163.90k0.034%
$ 102.5k
Mark Mullen
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Shlomo Dovrat
Independent Lead Director16.3yrsUS$144.60k0.020%
$ 58.9k
Mark Zagorski
Independent Director1yrno data0.0053%
$ 16.0k
Arne Wolter
Independent Director6yrsUS$142.48k0.028%
$ 82.9k
Dexter Goei
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Nithya Das
Independent Director2.2yrsUS$184.18k0.020%
$ 58.9k
Kathryn Jhaveri
Independent Director3.7yrsUS$146.90k0.028%
$ 82.9k

3.3yrs

Average Tenure

53.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: OB's board of directors are considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/22 07:18
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/22 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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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

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Analyst Sources

Outbrain Inc. is covered by 9 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ross SandlerBarclays
Daniel DayB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Zachary CumminsB. Riley Securities, Inc.