Jag Capital Management LLC Continues to Hold Stake in Nielsen N.V. (NYSE:NLSN)

Jag Capital Management LLC held its stake in Nielsen N.V. (NYSE:NLSN) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 36,690 shares of the business services provider’s stock at the end of the second quarter. Jag Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Nielsen N.V. were worth $1,418,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Creative Planning boosted its stake in Nielsen N.V. by 51.3% in the first quarter. Creative Planning now owns 3,490 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $144,000 after buying an additional 1,184 shares during the period. Beese Fulmer Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Nielsen N.V. by 2.6% in the first quarter. Beese Fulmer Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,010 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $207,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Nielsen N.V. during the first quarter valued at approximately $220,000. Bronfman E.L. Rothschild L.P. raised its position in Nielsen N.V. by 50.7% in the first quarter. Bronfman E.L. Rothschild L.P. now owns 5,357 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $221,000 after buying an additional 1,802 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global X Management Co. LLC raised its position in Nielsen N.V. by 28.7% in the first quarter. Global X Management Co. LLC now owns 5,886 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $243,000 after buying an additional 1,312 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.98% of the company’s stock.

Shares of Nielsen N.V. (NYSE NLSN) traded down 1.44% during midday trading on Friday, hitting $42.37. 2,932,720 shares of the stock were exchanged. Nielsen N.V. has a 12 month low of $36.96 and a 12 month high of $54.99. The stock has a market cap of $15.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.88 and a beta of 0.97. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $38.86 and a 200-day moving average of $40.87.

Nielsen N.V. (NYSE:NLSN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 27th. The business services provider reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.65 billion. Nielsen N.V. had a return on equity of 15.96% and a net margin of 7.68%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.31 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Nielsen N.V. will post $2.62 EPS for the current year.

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.21%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 22nd. Nielsen N.V.’s payout ratio is 99.27%.

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Several research firms recently commented on NLSN. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Nielsen N.V. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. TheStreet raised shares of Nielsen N.V. from a “c” rating to a “b-” rating in a report on Monday, July 31st. BidaskClub raised shares of Nielsen N.V. from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $45.00 target price on shares of Nielsen N.V. in a report on Monday, April 17th. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $44.00 target price (down previously from $47.00) on shares of Nielsen N.V. in a report on Saturday, April 29th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $46.64.

In other Nielsen N.V. news, CFO Jamere Jackson sold 11,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.55, for a total transaction of $443,325.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 87,888 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,388,082.40. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Stephen Hasker sold 20,930 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.00, for a total transaction of $899,990.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 79,341 shares in the company, valued at $3,411,663. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Nielsen N.V.

Nielsen N.V. (Nielsen), formerly Nielsen Holdings N.V., is an information and measurement company. The Company is engaged in providing clients with an understanding of consumers and consumer behavior. The Company delivers media and marketing information, and analytics on a global and local basis. Nielsen operates through two business segments: Buy and Watch.