How to buy Nielsen stock

Nielsen Holdings plc is a consulting services business based in the US. Nielsen shares (NLSN) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Nielsen employs 43,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

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• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-03-10.

52-week range	$11.46 - $26.54
50-day moving average	$23.15
200-day moving average	$18.07
Wall St. target price	$24.54
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	$0.24 (0.91%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$-1.94

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Is Nielsen under- or over-valued?

Valuing Nielsen stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Nielsen's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Nielsen's PEG ratio

Nielsen's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.77. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Nielsen's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Nielsen's EBITDA

Nielsen's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.1 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Nielsen's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Nielsen financials

Revenue TTM	$6.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	12.54%
Gross profit TTM	$3.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	3.47%
Return on equity TTM	0.3%
Profit margin	-0.1%
Book value	$5.74
Market capitalisation	$9.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Nielsen shares

There are currently 15.9 million Nielsen shares held short by investors – that's known as Nielsen's "short interest". This figure is 24.7% down from 21.1 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Nielsen shares can be evaluated.

Nielsen's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Nielsen's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Nielsen shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Nielsen shares traded daily (recently around 3.5 million). Nielsen's SIR currently stands at 4.56. In other words for every 100,000 Nielsen shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4560 shares are currently held short.

However Nielsen's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Nielsen shares, or, against the total number of tradable Nielsen shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Nielsen's short interest could be expressed as 0.04% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Nielsen shares in existence, roughly 40 shares are currently held short) or 0.0512% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Nielsen shares, roughly 51 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Nielsen.

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Nielsen's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Nielsen.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Nielsen's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 28.62

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Nielsen's overall score of 28.62 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 36th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Nielsen is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Nielsen's environmental score

Environmental score: 4.06/100

Nielsen's environmental score of 4.06 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Nielsen is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Nielsen's social score

Social score: 19.09/100

Nielsen's social score of 19.09 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Nielsen is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Nielsen's governance score

Governance score: 9.47/100

Nielsen's governance score puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Nielsen is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Nielsen's controversy score

Controversy score: 1/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Nielsen scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Nielsen has managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Nielsen Holdings plc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	28.62
Total ESG percentile	36.36
Environmental score	4.06
Environmental score percentile	7
Social score	19.09
Social score percentile	7
Governance score	9.47
Governance score percentile	7
Level of controversy	1

Nielsen share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 14.46% of net profits

Recently Nielsen has paid out, on average, around 14.46% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.91% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Nielsen shareholders could enjoy a 0.91% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Nielsen's case, that would currently equate to about $0.24 per share.

While Nielsen's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Nielsen is investing more in its future growth.

Nielsen's most recent dividend payout was on 17 March 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 2 March 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Nielsen share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Nielsen's shares have ranged in value from as little as $11.4599 up to $26.54. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Nielsen's is 1.4377. This would suggest that Nielsen's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Nielsen overview

Nielsen Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a measurement and data analytics company worldwide. It operates in two segments, Nielsen Global Media (Media) and Nielsen Global Connect (Connect). The Media segment provides viewership and listening data, and analytics principally to media publishers and marketers, and advertising agencies for television, radio, digital viewing, and listening platforms. This segment offers television audience measurement services; digital audience measurement services, such as digital media and market research, audience analytics, and social media measurement; mobile measurement and analytic services; addressable TV measurement services; video advertising services; and independent measurement and consumer research primarily servicing radio, advertisers, and advertising agencies in the audio industry. The Connect segment provides retail transactional measurement data, consumer behavior information, and analytics primarily to businesses in the consumer-packaged goods industry. This segment offers retail and consumer panel measurement, analytics, loyalty data processing, and advisory services. Nielsen Holdings plc provides media and marketing information and analytics.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Nielsen is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.305% of Nielsen shares are held by insiders and 111.459% by institutions.

• How many people work for Nielsen?

  Latest data suggests 43,000 work at Nielsen.

• When does the fiscal year end for Nielsen?

  Nielsen's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Nielsen based?

  Nielsen's address is: 85 Broad Street, New York, NY, United States, 10004

• What is Nielsen's ISIN number?

  Nielsen's international securities identification number is: GB00BWFY5505

• What is Nielsen's CUSIP number?

  Nielsen's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: G6518L108