Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NASDAQ:NLSN) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 30th, Analyst Ratings Network reports. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 28th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Wednesday, September 11th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 26th.
A number of research firms have recently commented on NLSN. Analysts at Northland Capital Partners cut their price target on shares of Nielsen Holdings N.V. from $28.00 to $27.00 in a research note to investors on Monday, July 8th. Analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on shares of Nielsen Holdings N.V. from $36.00 to $38.00 in a research note to investors on Monday, May 6th. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $36.09.
Shares of Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NASDAQ:NLSN) traded up 0.63% during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $33.56. Nielsen Holdings N.V. has a 52 week low of $27.30 and a 52 week high of $37.09. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently $33.94. The company has a market cap of $12.583 billion and a P/E ratio of 43.03.
Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NASDAQ:NLSN) last released its earnings data on Tuesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.44 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.42 earnings per share. Nielsen Holdings N.V.’s revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Nielsen Holdings N.V. will post $1.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Nielsen Holdings N.V. is a global information and measurement company. The Company delivers media and marketing information, and analytics on a global and local basis.