Moreover, the 36-month beta value for OB is 1.43. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for OB is 30.30M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.39% of that float. On March 06, 2025, OB’s average trading volume was 364.25K shares.
OB) stock’s latest price update
Outbrain Inc (NASDAQ: OB) has seen a decline in its stock price by -4.65 in relation to its previous close of 4.73. However, the company has experienced a -17.10% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-03 that After losing some value lately, a hammer chart pattern has been formed for Outbrain (OB), indicating that the stock has found support. This, combined with an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions, could lead to a trend reversal for the stock in the near term.
OB’s Market Performance
Outbrain Inc (OB) has experienced a -17.10% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -22.64% drop in the past month, and a -16.94% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.77%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.90% for OB. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -27.65% for OB’s stock, with a -15.31% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of OB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OB stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for OB by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for OB in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $4 based on the research report published on May 02, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OB reach a price target of $4.50. The rating they have provided for OB stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on April 24th, 2024.
B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to OB, setting the target price at $5 in the report published on June 22nd of the previous year.
OB Trading at -30.66% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -42.69% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.90%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.77%, as shares sank -32.69% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -37.88% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OB fell by -17.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +0.22% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.23. In addition, Outbrain Inc saw -37.19% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at OB starting from Galai Yaron, who sale 50,000 shares at the price of $7.48 back on Dec 17 ’24. After this action, Galai Yaron now owns 3,457,521 shares of Outbrain Inc, valued at $373,875 using the latest closing price.
YARON GALAI, the Director of Outbrain Inc, proposed sale 50,000 shares at $7.03 during a trade that took place back on Dec 17 ’24, which means that YARON GALAI is holding shares at $351,500 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Outbrain Inc stands at -0.0. The total capital return value is set at -0.05. Equity return is now at value -0.31, with -0.12 for asset returns.
Based on Outbrain Inc (OB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 5.82. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.05. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -5.61.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -12.64 million with net debt to EBITDA at -66.42. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.39. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.97for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.62. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.19.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Outbrain Inc (OB) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
