Nexxen International Ltd. Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:NEXN) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Nexxen International Ltd. Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:NEXN) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 1,967,948 shares, a growth of 29.3% from the January 29th total of 1,521,712 shares. Approximately 3.5% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 357,915 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.5 days. Based on an average daily volume of 357,915 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.5 days. Approximately 3.5% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on NEXN shares. BTIG Research reduced their price target on shares of Nexxen International from $13.00 to $10.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Craig Hallum lowered Nexxen International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $8.00 price target for the company. in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Nexxen International from $14.00 to $12.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 14th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $15.00 target price on shares of Nexxen International in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Citizens Jmp cut their price target on Nexxen International from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $12.22.

Nexxen International Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NEXN traded up $0.23 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $6.68. The stock had a trading volume of 468,115 shares, compared to its average volume of 302,539. The firm has a market cap of $379.08 million, a PE ratio of 11.13 and a beta of 1.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 1.25. The company has a 50 day moving average of $6.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $7.51. Nexxen International has a twelve month low of $5.60 and a twelve month high of $12.60.

Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 4th. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.06. Nexxen International had a net margin of 10.46% and a return on equity of 12.23%. The business had revenue of $100.71 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $100.39 million. Research analysts predict that Nexxen International will post 0.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Nexxen International announced that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Thursday, November 20th that allows the company to buyback $40.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 9.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Key Nexxen International News

Here are the key news stories impacting Nexxen International this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat consensus — Nexxen reported $0.33 EPS vs. $0.27 expected and revenue of $100.71M vs. $100.39M expected; profitability metrics (net margin ~10.5%, ROE ~12.2%) underscore healthy operating leverage. Nexxen Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Company set a >8% contribution (ex-TAC) growth target for 2026, driven by enterprise sales and connected-TV (CTV) momentum — a clear signal management expects higher-quality, ad-driven revenue growth. Nexxen outlines over 8% contribution ex-TAC growth target for 2026 as enterprise and CTV drive momentum
• Positive Sentiment: Product & partnership traction — Nexxen highlighted expansion into “AI‑resilient” mobile in‑app channels and launched a programmatic Smart TV home‑screen ad activation integrated with VIDAA (V) and The Trade Desk’s Ventura ecosystem, which should support higher CPMs and CTV monetization. Nexxen Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Management commentary and detail available — full Q4/2025 earnings call transcripts provide color on monetization, TAC dynamics and margin outlook; useful for modeling but not a headline change. Nexxen International Ltd. (NEXN) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: FY2026 revenue guidance slightly below consensus — the company issued revenue guidance of $375.0M–$390.0M versus a Street consensus ~$387.1M, leaving room for concern that top‑line growth may be a touch below expectations even as margin initiatives progress. (EPS guidance was not clearly specified in the release.)

Institutional Trading of Nexxen International

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. California State Teachers Retirement System purchased a new position in shares of Nexxen International during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Navellier & Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in Nexxen International by 4.0% during the third quarter. Navellier & Associates Inc. now owns 110,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,019,000 after purchasing an additional 4,200 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Nexxen International in the third quarter valued at about $43,000. Legato Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Nexxen International by 23.8% during the fourth quarter. Legato Capital Management LLC now owns 25,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $164,000 after purchasing an additional 4,815 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strs Ohio raised its position in shares of Nexxen International by 14.1% during the 3rd quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 61,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $568,000 after purchasing an additional 7,600 shares during the last quarter. 54.24% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Nexxen International Company Profile

Tremor International Ltd provides end-to-end software platform that enables advertisers to reach relevant audiences and publishers. The company's demand side platform (DSP) offers full-service and self-managed marketplace access to advertisers and agencies to execute their digital marketing campaigns in real time across various ad formats. Its sell supply side platform (SSP) provides access to data and a comprehensive product suite to drive inventory management and revenue optimization. The company also offers data management platform solution, which integrates DSP and SSP solutions enabling advertisers and publishers to use data from various sources in order to optimize results of their advertising campaigns.