Outbrain Inc (NASDAQ:OB) Climbs 447.92% In 2025; Are Investors Attracted By Its $4.03 Price?

In last trading session, Outbrain Inc (NASDAQ:OB) saw 0.43 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 1.47. Company’s recent per share price level of $4.03 trading at -$0.05 or -1.23% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $378.58M. That closing price of OB’s stock is at a discount of -95.29% from its 52-week high price of $7.87 and is indicating a premium of 11.17% from its 52-week low price of $3.58. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 0.58 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 402.20K if we extend that period to 3-months.

For Outbrain Inc (OB), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of Buy while assigning it a mean rating of 2.20. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 3 analysts covering the stock, 0 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 1 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 2 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight. The company is expected to be making an EPS of -0.05 in the current quarter.

Outbrain Inc (NASDAQ:OB) trade information

Upright in the red during last session for losing -1.23%, in the last five days OB remained trading in the red while hitting it’s week-highest on Wednesday, 03/12/25 when the stock touched $4.03 price level, adding 10.24% to its value on the day. Outbrain Inc’s shares saw a change of -43.87% in year-to-date performance and have moved -6.93% in past 5-day. Outbrain Inc (NASDAQ:OB) showed a performance of -42.18% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 0.74 million shares which calculate 1.83 days to cover the short interests.

Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 6.5 to the stock, which implies a rise of 38.0% to its current value. Analysts have been projecting 5.3 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 8. It follows that stock’s current price would drop -31.51% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a loss of -31.51% for stock’s current value.

Outbrain Inc (OB) estimates and forecasts

This year revenue growth is estimated to rise 65.04% from the last financial year’s standing.

5 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of 298.95M for the same. And 5 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of 353.32M in the next quarter. Company posted 216.96M and 214.15M of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier.

Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of 22.72% during past 5 years. In 2025, company’s earnings growth rate is likely to be around 447.92% while estimates for its earnings growth in next 5 years are of 110.48%.

Outbrain Inc (NASDAQ:OB)’s Major holders

Insiders are in possession of 55.28% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 28.13 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 62.90%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 28.13% institutions for Outbrain Inc that are currently holding shares of the company. BLACKROCK INC. is the top institutional holder at OB for having 2.97 million shares of worth $14.79 million. And as of 2024-06-30, it was holding 6.0285 of the company’s outstanding shares.

The second largest institutional holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC, which was holding about 2.07 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 4.1992 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $10.3 million.

On the other hand, Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and iShares Russell 2000 ETF are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Dec 31, 2024 , the former fund manager was holding 1.35 shares of worth $5.42 million or 1.43% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 1.07 shares on Dec 31, 2024 , making its stake of worth around $4.31 million in the company or a holder of 1.14% of company’s stock.