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

Nexxen International Ltd. Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:NEXN) was the target of a large growth in short interest in 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. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 357,915 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.5 days. Approximately 3.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Approximately 3.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 357,915 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.5 days.

Nexxen International Price Performance

NASDAQ NEXN opened at $6.68 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $379.08 million, a PE ratio of 11.13 and a beta of 1.69. Nexxen International has a 52-week low of $5.60 and a 52-week high of $12.60. 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 firm’s 50 day moving average price is $6.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $7.51.

Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March 4th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.06. Nexxen International had a return on equity of 12.23% and a net margin of 10.46%.The company had revenue of $100.71 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $100.39 million. Sell-side analysts forecast that Nexxen International will post 0.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Nexxen International announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Thursday, November 20th that permits the company to buyback $40.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 9.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nexxen International

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Nexxen International by 1,062.0% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 509,808 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,307,000 after purchasing an additional 465,936 shares during the last quarter. Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey purchased a new position in Nexxen International during the 2nd quarter worth $90,000. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in Nexxen International by 1,244.5% during the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 59,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $624,000 after buying an additional 55,469 shares in the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund purchased a new stake in Nexxen International in the second quarter valued at about $124,000. Finally, JB Capital Partners LP raised its stake in Nexxen International by 1.8% in the second quarter. JB Capital Partners LP now owns 3,555,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,009,000 after buying an additional 62,540 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 54.24% of the company’s stock.

Nexxen International News Summary

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.)

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NEXN has been the subject of several research analyst reports. BTIG Research cut their target price on Nexxen International from $13.00 to $10.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Citizens Jmp reduced their price objective on shares of Nexxen International from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $15.00 target price on shares of Nexxen International in a report on Monday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their target price on shares of Nexxen International from $14.00 to $9.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Craig Hallum downgraded shares of Nexxen International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $8.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Nexxen International has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $12.22.

About Nexxen International

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.