Why AcadeMedia stock moves
AcadeMedia was roughly unchanged, an ordinary day for the stock.
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Why today
16,413 news analyzed todayAcadeMedia was roughly unchanged, an ordinary day for the stock.
The market fell slightly over the same session, so AcadeMedia held up better than OMX Stockholm 30.
Over the last five trading days, the shares rose very sharply, well ahead of a slightly higher market.
The strong earnings report, which beat expectations, likely drove most of that rise.
Several analysts raised their price targets, the price they see as fair, after the report.
Today's move of +0.16% was 0.2 times a normal day's 1.0%. OMX Stockholm 30 moved −0.32% on the same day.
AcadeMedia +0.16%OMX Stockholm 30 −0.32%In step with the market
What analysts expect, and how often they have been right
Analysts’ estimates for AcadeMedia.
AcadeMedia earned more than expected in 4 out of 8 reports.
Not in the chart because no estimate and result are available: 3 of the 11 reports in this period, the latest on May 11, 2026.
For comparison, about 46% of reports from Nordic companies beat the estimate in the last three years.
The share moved in the same direction as the earnings surprise in 3 out of 8 reports with a measured move, against about 63% of reports from Nordic companies.
Ratings
Price targets
Latest price 124.80 SEK
Earnings against expectations, and the share’s reaction
Expected EPSAbove estimateBelow estimateAs expectedSEK
Next reported quarter: expected earnings per share of 1.07 SEK (February 1). For the current fiscal year, expected earnings per share changed from 11.57 SEK three months ago to 11.90 SEK now. 2027 estimate: 11.90 SEK. 2028 estimate: 12.51 SEK. People on the board and in management must report their trades in the share to Finansinspektionen, Sweden's financial supervisor. August 31: Buy about 297 thousand SEK. February 18: Sell about 436 thousand SEK. February 6: Buy about 18 m SEK.
Has the share price followed the business?
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 3 out of 3 years. Across Nordic companies, that happens in about 60% of years. In 2026, the price changed +21% and earnings per share +19%.
Revenue, profit and market cap
RevenueProfitMarket capHatched bars: analysts’ estimates.bn SEK
Assets, liabilities and market cap
AssetsLiabilitiesMarket capbn SEK
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 3 out of 3 years.Market cap (Now): 12.0 bn SEKRevenue 2026: 19.9 bn SEK
What the key figures say about AcadeMedia
The figures connect what AcadeMedia earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale. Hatched bars: analysts’ estimates.
Profit divided by the number of shares. Each share represents this much of the earnings.
2023–2026: 5.47 SEK–9.72 SEK. Peers: Cedergrenska 6.91 SEK, Scandi Standard 6.78 SEK, Europris 5.14 NOK. 2027 estimate: 11.90 SEK (11.64 SEK–12.20 SEK). 2028 estimate: 12.51 SEK (12.30 SEK–12.73 SEK).
What the company sold during the year.
2023–2026: 15.3 bn SEK–19.9 bn SEK. Peers: Cedergrenska 1.6 bn SEK, Scandi Standard 14.9 bn SEK, Europris 15.1 bn NOK. 2027 estimate: 22.7 bn SEK (22.5 bn SEK–22.8 bn SEK). 2028 estimate: 23.6 bn SEK (23.3 bn SEK–23.8 bn SEK).
The percentage of revenue left after the costs of running the business.
2023–2026: 8.6%–9.9%. Peers: Cedergrenska 7.7%, Scandi Standard 4.7%, Europris 9.2%.
Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.
2023–2026: 9.4%–13.6%. Peers: Cedergrenska 15.3%, Scandi Standard 14.7%, Europris 21.0%.
The price investors pay for each unit of annual earnings per share. Not shown for a loss.
2023–2026: 8.5–10.4. Peers: Cedergrenska 7.2, Scandi Standard 28.4, Europris 15.9. 2027 estimate: 10.5. 2028 estimate: 10.0.
What investors pay for each unit the company sells.
2023–2026: 0.31–0.49. Peers: Cedergrenska 0.40, Scandi Standard 0.89, Europris 0.89. 2027 estimate: 0.53. 2028 estimate: 0.51.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2019–2025: 1.25 SEK–2.25 SEK.
The ordinary yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price.
2023–2026: 0.0%–3.5%. Peers: Cedergrenska 4.6%, Scandi Standard 1.7%, Europris 4.6%.
Net debt divided by operating earnings before depreciation and amortisation.
2023–2026: 2.76–3.23. Peers: Cedergrenska 0.44, Scandi Standard 2.09, Europris 3.13.
More key figures
Market cap divided by shareholders’ equity, what remains after liabilities.
2023–2026: 0.84–1.38. Peers: Cedergrenska 4.93, Scandi Standard 3.74, Europris 3.30.
Market cap plus net debt, divided by operating earnings. This includes debt.
2023–2026: 11.1–12.1.
Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.
2023–2026: 25.77 SEK–39.25 SEK. Peers: Cedergrenska 5.21 SEK, Scandi Standard 3.15 SEK, Europris 11.47 NOK.
The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.
2023–2026: 27.6%–30.8%.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. AcadeMedia paid 2.25 SEK per share in the twelve months through November 5, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, November 27, 2025, AcadeMedia traded without the right to the 2.25 SEK dividend. The price went from 104.00 SEK to 102.40 SEK; including the dividend, the day's change was +0.6%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2019: 1.25 SEK2020: 1.50 SEK2021: 1.75 SEK2022: 1.75 SEK2023: 1.75 SEK2024: 1.75 SEK2025: 2.25 SEK
What to watch next, and why
From the ex-day, AcadeMedia trades without entitlement to the next dividend.
- The dividend explained
From the ex-day, AcadeMedia trades without entitlement to the next dividend.
- Earnings report
The earnings report shows how AcadeMedia's revenue and profit have changed.
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More about AcadeMedia
Insider trades
People on the board and in management must report their trades in the share to Finansinspektionen, Sweden's financial supervisor.
- Petter Sylvan, CFO (closely associated)Buyabout 297 thousand SEK
- Christer Hammar, senior executiveSellabout 436 thousand SEK
- Mikael Helmerson, board member (closely associated)Buyabout 18 m SEK
Earnings report
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On its last 15 report days AcadeMedia usually moved about 5.3%. On a normal day it moves 1.0%.
−1.19% Why? +3.47% +8.90% −0.53%
10,000 SEK in AcadeMedia bought on November 7, 2016 is worth 28,600 SEK today, with dividends reinvested.
What would 10,000 SEK in AcadeMedia be worth today? →
What would 10,000 SEK in AcadeMedia be worth today?
28,600 SEK
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016.
At worst it was worth 7,240 SEK (December 27, 2018).
The five biggest days of the journey
· +14.1% · the whole market rose 1.0% the same day
· +13.2% · the whole market rose 2.1% the same day
· +11.5% · the whole market fell 0.3% the same day · report day
· +10.6% · the whole market rose 2.2% the same day · report day
· −10.0% · the whole market fell 10.6% the same day
Earlier days
+5.76% market −0.11% AcadeMedia rose sharply over the week, a big move for the stock. Read →
AcadeMedia rose sharply over the week, a big move for the stock.
The market was roughly flat over the same days.
On Monday 2 November the company reported first-quarter results, with net sales up 14.1 percent and earnings beating expectations.
On Tuesday 3 November several analysts raised their price targets, the share prices they see as fair, and rated the stock higher.
+6.69% market −0.08% AcadeMedia rose very sharply, mostly on analyst upgrades. Read →
AcadeMedia rose very sharply, mostly on analyst upgrades.
SEB upgraded the shares to buy and Nordea and DNB Carnegie raised their price targets, the share prices they see as fair.
The move was much bigger than the flat broader market, which OMX Stockholm 30 index measured roughly unchanged.
Trading volume was about three times its usual level, so many more shares changed hands.
Quarterly results released before the session, with sales up 14.1 percent, likely added support.
−1.19% market +0.48% AcadeMedia fell as Q1 results came out, despite higher sales. Read →
AcadeMedia fell as Q1 results came out, despite higher sales.
The stock fell clearly while the market rose slightly.
Trading volume was about three times normal.
Over the last five trading days, AcadeMedia rose clearly and moved more than the market.
Its share price sits near its highest close of the past year.
+0.85% market −0.29% AcadeMedia rose, an ordinary day for the stock. Read →
AcadeMedia rose, an ordinary day for the stock.
Over the same day OMX Stockholm 30 fell slightly, so AcadeMedia moved against the market.
No company news from the last session explains the move.
Over the last five trading days the stock rose sharply, well ahead of the market, which fell clearly less.
+6.88% market +3.01% AcadeMedia rose sharply over the week, a big move for the stock. Read →
AcadeMedia rose sharply over the week, a big move for the stock.
The market, measured by OMX Stockholm 30, also rose clearly, so AcadeMedia outperformed it.
A DNB Carnegie block trade in the shares on Wednesday 28 October and a rise in reported short positions, meaning bets against the stock, also appear in the news.
Its next earnings report comes on Monday 2 November, the day the company publishes its quarterly results.
+1.42% market +0.96% AcadeMedia rose, in line with a rising market. Read →
AcadeMedia rose, in line with a rising market.
The annual dividend declaration appears in that day's news, but the dividend was proposed the week before, so it is background rather than a new cause.
Trading volume was about twice a normal day.
Over five trading days the shares were roughly unchanged while the market was also flat.
Near its one-year high, investors may be reacting to the dividend and the coming quarterly report.
−3.50% market −3.67% AcadeMedia fell clearly over the last five trading days. Read →
AcadeMedia fell clearly over the last five trading days.
The market's OMX Stockholm 30 fell sharply over the same days, so the company moved in line with the market.
Its share price has been steady, neither rising nor falling far beyond its usual daily swings.
Late news included a major shareholder, Bolero, selling shares and falling below 10 percent ownership, which weighs on sentiment.
−3.52% market −2.51% AcadeMedia fell very sharply on dividend news. Read →
AcadeMedia fell very sharply on dividend news.
AcadeMedia fell very sharply in the last session, in line with the wider Stockholm market.
The company proposed a higher dividend and a share buyback of up to SEK 430M.
Its annual report also came out that day.
The move was very big, about four times a normal day, and rare in the past year.
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