PubMatic (PUBM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PubMatic, Inc., a technology company, engages in the provision of a cloud infrastructure platform that enables real-time programmatic advertising transactions for digital content creators, advertisers, agencies, agency trading desks, and demand side platforms worldwide. Its PubMatic SSP, a sell-side platform, used for the purchase and sale of digital advertising inventory for publishers and buyers. The company also provides solutions, including OpenWrap, a header bidding solution; Openwrap OTT, a prebid-powered unified bidding solution; Openwrap SDK, an enterprise-grade management tools and analytics; Connect, a solution that provides additional data and insights to publishers and buyers; Activate, which allows buyers to execute direct deals on its platform across publisher inventory; Convert, a commerce media solution; and Identity Hub, an ID management tool for publishers that leverages specialized technology?infrastructure?to simplify the complex alternative identifier marketplace. Its platform supports an array of ad formats and digital device types, including mobile app, mobile web, desktop, display, video, over-the-top (OTT), connected television, and media. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.47 to $15.02
• 50-Day Range: $13.90 to $17.14
• 52-Week Range: $13.18 to $25.36
• Volume: 386,837 shs
• Average Volume: 312,076 shs
• Market Capitalization: $693.62 million
• P/E Ratio: 46.84
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $20.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

PubMatic Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PubMatic scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 445th out of 656 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

PubMatic has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PubMatic has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -72.73%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PubMatic are expected to decrease by -72.73% in the coming year, from $0.22 to $0.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PubMatic is 46.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PubMatic is 46.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 45.59.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PubMatic has a P/B Ratio of 2.47. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.26% of the outstanding shares of PubMatic have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PubMatic has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PubMatic has recently decreased by 2.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

PubMatic does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

PubMatic does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.26% of the outstanding shares of PubMatic have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PubMatic has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PubMatic has recently decreased by 2.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for PubMatic this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for PUBM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added PubMatic to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PubMatic insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,148,558.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.90% of the stock of PubMatic is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

64.26% of the stock of PubMatic is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PUBM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PUBM shares performed this year?

PubMatic's stock was trading at $14.69 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PUBM shares have decreased by 1.2% and is now trading at $14.52.
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How were PubMatic's earnings last quarter?

PubMatic, Inc. (NASDAQ:PUBM) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 8th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.06. PubMatic's quarterly revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

When did PubMatic IPO?

PubMatic (PUBM) raised $100 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, December 9th 2020. The company issued 5,900,000 shares at a price of $16.00-$18.00 per share. Jefferies and RBC Capital Markets served as the underwriters for the IPO and JMP Securities, Keybanc Capital Markets, Oppenheimer & Co. and Raymond James Securities were co-managers.

Who are PubMatic's major shareholders?

PubMatic's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.88%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.21%), Royal Bank of Canada (2.24%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.23%). Insiders that own company stock include Mukul Kumar, Andrew Woods, Steven Pantelick, Amar K Goel, Jeffrey K Hirsch, Paulina Klimenko, Rajeev K Goel, Thomas C Chow, Lisa Gimbel, Der Zweep Michael Van and Cnh Capital Co Ltd.
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How do I buy shares of PubMatic?

Shares of PUBM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of PubMatic own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that PubMatic investors own include Digital Turbine (APPS), CrowdStrike (CRWD), SoFi Technologies (SOFI), Okta (OKTA) and Archer Aviation (ACHR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/08/2024
• Today: 2/22/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PUBM
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1422930
• Web: pubmatic.com
• Phone: 650-331-3485
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 880
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $20.00
• High Stock Price Target: $25.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +37.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 46.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 66.00
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $8.88 million
• Net Margins: 5.96%
• Pretax Margin: 7.71%
• Return on Equity: 6.12%
• Return on Assets: 2.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.35
• Quick Ratio: 1.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $267.01 million
• Price / Sales: 2.60
• Cash Flow: $1.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.85
• Book Value: $5.89 per share
• Price / Book: 2.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,770,000
• Free Float: 46,382,000
• Market Cap: $693.62 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.41