Press coverage about YuMe (NYSE:YUME) has trended somewhat positive on Saturday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. YuMe earned a media sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media stories about the business services provider an impact score of 46.5658833132473 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near term.
These are some of the media stories that may have impacted Accern Sentiment Analysis’s scoring:
- The Bear Case for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) (wisdomsave.com)
- General Electric Co (Put) (GE) Holder Overland Advisors LLC Cut Its Holding (currenthollywood.com)
- YuMe (YUME) Confirms Discussions Regarding Potential Transaction with RhythmOne (streetinsider.com)
- RhythmOne Confirms Buyout Talks With YuMe (nasdaq.com)
- YuMe, Inc. (YUME) Rating Increased to B- at TheStreet (americanbankingnews.com)
Several analysts have recently issued reports on YUME shares. TheStreet upgraded YuMe from a “c” rating to a “b-” rating in a research report on Wednesday. ValuEngine upgraded YuMe from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a hold rating to the stock. The stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $3.42.
YuMe (NYSE YUME) opened at 5.31 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $4.60 and its 200 day moving average price is $4.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $183.40 million, a P/E ratio of 46.17 and a beta of 0.62. YuMe has a 52-week low of $3.11 and a 52-week high of $5.85.
YuMe (NYSE:YUME) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 8th. The business services provider reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.09. YuMe had a net margin of 2.46% and a return on equity of 4.36%. The company had revenue of $42.82 million during the quarter. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that YuMe will post $0.25 earnings per share for the current year.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 9th. Investors of record on Friday, September 29th will be paid a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 28th. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.26%. YuMe’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.00%.
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About YuMe
YuMe, Inc (YuMe) is an independent provider of multi-screen video advertising technology, connecting brand advertisers, digital media property owners and consumers of video content across a range of Internet-connected devices. The Company operating segments include Domestic and International. The Company offers advertising customers end-to-end marketing solutions by combining data-driven technologies with deep insight into audience behavior.
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