Added to YB: 2026-08-28
Pitch date: 2026-08-14
DV [neutral]
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.
+0.38%
current return
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Company Info
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. provides media effectiveness platforms in the United States. The company offers DV Authentic Ad, a metric of digital media quality, which evaluates the existence of fraud, brand suitability, viewability and geography for each digital ad; DV Authentic Attention that provides data to drive campaign performance; Custom Contextual solution, which allows advertisers to match ads to relevant content to maximize user engagement and drive campaign performance; and Scibids AI, an AI-powered digital campaign optimization solution.
Market Cap
$2.1B
Pitch Price
$13.29
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
12.49
P/E
37.71
EV/Sales
2.55
Sector
Media
Category
special_situation
DoubleVerify made me do a double-take!
DV (update): DoubleVerify is being acquired by Nielsen for just over $2B at $13.60 per share, versus a pre-announcement price described as 30% below the takeout. The notable issue is governance: four amended executive agreements increased change-in-control payments, and CEO Mark Zagorski's was dated July 21 but not filed via 8-K until August 10, appearing to exceed the four-business-day disclosure window; the other three agreements were dated August 6, the merger date.
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