Why Alma Media stock moves
Alma Media fell clearly.
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Why today
16,413 news analyzed todayAlma Media fell clearly.
No company news from that session clearly explains the fall, so the cause is unclear.
Over the last five trading days the stock was roughly unchanged, while the market rose slightly.
The main news was the Shareholders' Nomination Committee appointment, announced before the session, which is unlikely to move the price much.
Today's move of −1.79% was 2.4 times a normal day's 0.8%. OMX Helsinki 25 moved −0.52% on the same day.
Alma Media −1.79%OMX Helsinki 25 −0.52%A little weaker than the market
What analysts expect, and how often they have been right
Analysts’ estimates for Alma Media.
Alma Media earned more than expected in 5 out of 8 reports.
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 7 out of 8 reports with a measured move, against about 63% of reports from Nordic companies.
Ratings
Price targets
Latest price 13.75 EUR
Earnings against expectations, and the share’s reaction
Expected EPSAbove estimateBelow estimateAs expectedEUR
Next reported quarter: expected earnings per share of 0.21 EUR (February 4). For the current fiscal year, expected earnings per share changed from 0.81 EUR three months ago to 0.87 EUR now. 2026 estimate: 0.87 EUR. 2027 estimate: 0.97 EUR. People on the board and in management must report their trades in the share, and the company publishes them. June 30: Buy about 2.6 m EUR. June 24: Buy about 1.6 m EUR. June 8: Sell about 104 thousand EUR. May 22: Buy about 44 thousand EUR. April 30: Buy about 10 m EUR.
Has the share price followed the business?
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 1 out of 3 years. Across Nordic companies, that happens in about 60% of years. In 2025, the price changed +30% and earnings per share +6%.
Revenue, profit and market cap
RevenueProfitMarket capHatched bars: analysts’ estimates.bn EUR
Assets, liabilities and market cap
AssetsLiabilitiesMarket capbn EUR
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 1 out of 3 years.Market cap (Now): 1.1 bn EURRevenue 2025: 327 m EUR
What the key figures say about Alma Media
The figures connect what Alma Media 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.
2022–2025: 0.62 EUR–0.86 EUR. Peers: Storytel 8.60 SEK, Gyldendalske Boghandel 54.84 DKK, MTG 2.34 SEK. 2026 estimate: 0.87 EUR (0.85 EUR–0.89 EUR). 2027 estimate: 0.97 EUR (0.95 EUR–1.00 EUR).
What the company sold during the year.
2022–2025: 305 m EUR–327 m EUR. Peers: Storytel 4.3 bn SEK, Gyldendalske Boghandel 856 m DKK, MTG 12.2 bn SEK. 2026 estimate: 344 m EUR (343 m EUR–346 m EUR). 2027 estimate: 362 m EUR (358 m EUR–366 m EUR).
The percentage of revenue left after the costs of running the business.
2022–2025: 23.5%–23.9%. Peers: Storytel 11.8%, Gyldendalske Boghandel 7.7%, MTG 10.0%.
Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.
2022–2025: 22.3%–35.2%. Peers: Storytel 34.5%, Gyldendalske Boghandel 15.0%, MTG 2.5%.
The price investors pay for each unit of annual earnings per share. Not shown for a loss.
2022–2025: 10.9–21.7. Peers: Storytel 14.8, Gyldendalske Boghandel 7.4, MTG 43.3. 2026 estimate: 15.8. 2027 estimate: 14.2.
What investors pay for each unit the company sells.
2022–2025: 2.50–3.60. Peers: Storytel 2.23, Gyldendalske Boghandel 0.48, MTG 0.98. 2026 estimate: 3.28. 2027 estimate: 3.12.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: 0.16 EUR–0.46 EUR.
The ordinary yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price.
2022–2025: 3.2%–4.6%. Peers: Storytel 1.2%, Gyldendalske Boghandel 4.9%, MTG 0.0%.
Net debt divided by operating earnings before depreciation and amortisation.
2022–2025: 1.32–1.58. Peers: Storytel -0.02, MTG 1.57.
More key figures
Market cap divided by shareholders’ equity, what remains after liabilities.
2022–2025: 3.56–4.75. Peers: Storytel 4.94, Gyldendalske Boghandel 1.11, MTG 1.03.
Market cap plus net debt, divided by operating earnings. This includes debt.
2022–2025: 10.4–17.0.
Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.
2022–2025: 0.65 EUR–0.94 EUR. Peers: Storytel 7.79 SEK, Gyldendalske Boghandel 43.81 DKK, MTG 19.22 SEK.
The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.
2022–2025: 41.4%–47.6%.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. Alma Media paid 0.48 EUR per share in the twelve months through November 6, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, April 10, 2026, Alma Media traded without the right to the 0.48 EUR dividend. The price went from 13.95 EUR to 13.40 EUR; including the dividend, the day's change was −0.5%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: 0.16 EUR2018: 0.24 EUR2019: 0.35 EUR2020: 0.40 EUR2021: 0.30 EUR2022: 0.35 EUR2023: 0.44 EUR2024: 0.45 EUR2025: 0.46 EUR2026 so far: 0.48 EUR
What to watch next, and why
The earnings report shows how Alma Media's revenue and profit have changed.
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The earnings report shows how Alma Media's revenue and profit have changed.
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More about Alma Media
Insider trades
People on the board and in management must report their trades in the share, and the company publishes them.
- Alexander Lindholm, board member (closely associated)Buyabout 2.6 m EUR
- Alexander Lindholm, board member (closely associated)Buyabout 1.6 m EUR
- Elina Kukkonen, senior executiveSellabout 104 thousand EUR
- Taru Lehtinen, CFOBuyabout 44 thousand EUR
- Alexander Lindholm, board member (closely associated)Buyabout 10 m EUR
Earnings report
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On its last 15 report days Alma Media usually moved about 1.4%. On a normal day it moves 0.8%.
+1.86% Why? +1.85% +0.40% −1.54%
10,000 EUR in Alma Media bought on November 7, 2016 is worth 41,800 EUR today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in OMX Helsinki with dividends would have become 24,400 EUR.
What would 10,000 EUR in Alma Media be worth today? →
What would 10,000 EUR in Alma Media be worth today?
41,800 EUR
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016. The same amount in OMX Helsinki with dividends would have become 24,400 EUR.
The five biggest days of the journey
· −12.1% · the whole market fell 10.1% the same day
· +10.6% · the whole market rose 0.6% the same day
· +10.0% · the whole market rose 0.3% the same day
· +9.7% · the whole market rose 0.5% the same day
· +9.6% · the whole market rose 0.5% the same day
Earlier days
+0.36% market +0.50% Alma Media was roughly unchanged over the week, moving less than the OMX Helsinki 25 index, which rose slightly. Read →
Alma Media was roughly unchanged over the week, moving less than the OMX Helsinki 25 index, which rose slightly.
The company's third-quarter results on 29 October, which showed strong profit growth and record revenue, are background rather than a cause for this week's move.
This week's company news was mostly routine: the appointment of Nomination Committee members on Thursday 5 November, and a share buyback reported on Monday 2 November.
Last session the shares fell clearly while the market dipped slightly, so the stock moved more than the market that day.
+0.72% market −0.56% Alma Media rose, against a market that eased slightly. Read →
Alma Media rose, against a market that eased slightly.
No company news explains it; the move was an ordinary day for the stock.
Over the last five trading days it rose slightly while the market was roughly flat.
Earlier, the company reported a strong third quarter with higher profit, which supports sentiment.
Next comes its earnings report on 4 February 2027.
+1.46% market +1.62% Alma Media rose with the market. Read →
Alma Media rose with the market.
Over the last five trading days it rose clearly, more than the broader Helsinki market, which rose slightly.
The likely background is the strong third-quarter report published last week, with record revenue and higher operating profit, plus a raised revenue outlook and an analyst target price increase.
The next earnings report is Thursday 4 February 2027.
+0.00% market −1.25% Alma Media held steady without a company-news explanation. Read →
Alma Media held steady without a company-news explanation.
Over five days the stock rose slightly while OMX Helsinki 25 was roughly flat.
Last session it was roughly unchanged while the index fell clearly, so the stock moved less than the market.
Its moves were ordinary for the stock.
Nordea raised its target price, the fair value it sees for the shares, to €15.50 and kept its buy rating, though that came out before the session.
+1.11% market +0.22% Alma Media rose slightly over the week while the Helsinki market was roughly flat. Read →
Alma Media rose slightly over the week while the Helsinki market was roughly flat.
The main driver was the third-quarter report on 29 October, which showed revenue up 6.3% and adjusted operating profit up 15.8%, with the digital business growing strongly.
Nordea also raised its target price, the share price it sees as fair, on 30 October and kept its buy rating.
The stock's latest close sits well above its lowest level of the past year, though below its highest, which was reached in mid August.
+1.86% market +0.35% Alma Media rose clearly. Read →
Alma Media rose clearly.
Over the last five trading days, Alma Media was roughly unchanged, while OMX Helsinki 25 rose slightly, so it lagged the market.
In the last session it moved clearly ahead of the market, which rose only slightly.
The company reported Q3 2026 revenue up 6.3% and adjusted operating profit up 15.8%, both above market expectations.
It also agreed to buy KTI Kiinteistötieto Oy, a property-data firm.
+0.00% market +1.92% Alma Media was roughly unchanged on an ordinary day. Read →
Alma Media was roughly unchanged on an ordinary day.
The market rose sharply that day, so Alma Media lagged it.
No company news explains the move.
Over the last five trading days the shares were roughly flat, while the OMX Helsinki 25 index was also roughly flat.
The Q3 2026 interim report is due Thursday 29 October, with consensus estimates expecting revenue of about 82.9 million euros.
−1.81% market −3.27% Alma Media fell slightly over the last five trading days, a smaller drop than the wider Helsinki market. Read →
Alma Media fell slightly over the last five trading days, a smaller drop than the wider Helsinki market.
The move was ordinary for the stock, and the market fell clearly over the same days.
Investors are likely waiting for the company's quarterly report due on Thursday 29 October, which will show how the business performed in the third quarter.
The share price remains well above its lowest level of the past year but below its highest.
+0.74% market −1.41% Alma Media rose slightly, while Helsinki's market fell slightly. Read →
Alma Media rose slightly, while Helsinki's market fell slightly.
Company news explains the rise.
+2.99% market +1.27% Alma Media rose on Friday, a move that the news did not clearly explain. Read →
Alma Media rose on Friday, a move that the news did not clearly explain.
Alma Media rose sharply in the last session while the Helsinki market rose clearly as well, so the company moved roughly with the market, with no company news in that session to explain it.
Over the last five trading days, Alma Media rose sharply while the market was roughly flat.
That is a big move for the stock, rare by its own standards in the past year.
The news from earlier in the week was mostly internal.
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