NerdWallet, Inc. (NRDS)Communication Services | Internet Content & Information | San Mateo, United States | NasdaqGM
10.95 USD
+0.15
(1.389%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 11.11 +0.16 (1.461%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:22 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:31 p.m. EDT
NerdWallet (NRDS) presents a classic 'buy the dip' opportunity for multi-year investors; the stock trades at a massive premium to current earnings but implies aggressive future growth (Forward P/E ~5.3x), which aligns with its 22.6% revenue growth. However, short-term holders should be cautious: the forecasting model predicts a -1.76% move (downside bias), short interest is rising to 18.7%, and capital markets are busy hedging via a 'floor' of $7.50 deep puts rather than wagering on immediate rallies. It is a long-term core holding, but a risky lottery ticket for the next quarter. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.152980 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.156050 |
| AutoETS | 0.156054 |
| AutoTheta | 0.156534 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 78% |
| H-stat | 0.75 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.092 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.97 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 3.979 |
| Revenue per Share | 11.26 |
| Market Cap | 731,304,512 |
| Trailing P/E | 17.11 |
| Forward P/E | 5.31 |
| Beta | 1.42 |
| Profit Margins | 5.82% |
| Website | https://www.nerdwallet.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:31 p.m. EDT: Near-term volatility is low (IV ~0.6-1.2%), suggesting limited leverage takeover. Open Interest (OI) spikes heavily at OTM strikes around $12.50-$15.00 for monthly expirations, indicating speculation on a >20% upside move over the next 3 months to test analyst targets. However, deep OTM puts ($7.50) hold substantial OI acting as a downside floor, while ATM put volume is negligible compared to calls. The disparity in OTM OI percentage between calls (60-93%) and puts (0-68%) suggests asymmetric bullish positioning, despite weak underlying momentum.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.300475 |
| Address1 | 19 S. B Street |
| Address2 | Suite 9 |
| All Time High | 34.44 |
| All Time Low | 6.38 |
| Ask | 10.97 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 494,250 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 971,277 |
| Average Volume | 971,277 |
| Average Volume10Days | 494,250 |
| Beta | 1.424 |
| Bid | 10.92 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 5.254 |
| City | San Mateo |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 10.95 |
| Current Ratio | 3.451 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 11.0499 |
| Day Low | 10.9 |
| Debt To Equity | 3.979 |
| Display Name | NerdWallet |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,099,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,099,400 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.625 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.637 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 80,400,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.096099995 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.03 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.772 |
| Enterprise Value | 645,604,480 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.38566 |
| Eps Forward | 2.06311 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.64 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.3842 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.5657997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.054486595 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 30.0475 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 16.24 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -5.29 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.3257389 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.22 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.7299995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.33211672 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.22 - 16.24 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,636,032,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 28,212,325 |
| Forward Eps | 2.06311 |
| Forward P E | 5.307521 |
| Free Cashflow | 88,075,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 650 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.92386 |
| Gross Profits | 772,899,968 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.05331 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.95141 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 66,785,799 |
| Industry | Internet Content & Information |
| Industry Disp | Internet Content & Information |
| Industry Key | internet-content-information |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-11-04 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | NerdWallet, Inc. operates a digital platform that provides financial guidance to consumers and small and mid-sized businesses (SMB) in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. It offers editorial and content publishing, a consumer and SMB financial education, tools, calculators, guides, and research published under the NerdWallet brand; Marketplace And Referral Services, a tool that enable users to compare, pre-qualify for, or connect with third-party providers of credit cards, consumer loans, small business loans, insurance, mortgages, financial services, and related products, as well as services including fundera, nerdwallet insurance services, nerdwallet advisory, and nerdwallet compare; and Financial Services, a brokerage and advisory services provided by insurance agency, loan and mortgage brokerages, and investment advisory subsidiaries. Additionally, the company provides finance and refinance facilities to students for education. NerdWallet, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in San Mateo, California. |
| Long Name | NerdWallet, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 731,304,512 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_243657962 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 48,700,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 720,416,705 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 10.93 |
| Operating Cashflow | 131,600,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.08607 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 415 549 8913 |
| Post Market Change | 0.15999985 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.4611858 |
| Post Market Price | 11.11 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,468,123 |
| Previous Close | 10.8 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 7.902371 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.0841262 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.8741388 |
| Profit Margins | 0.05821 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.173 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.15 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.38889 |
| Regular Market Day High | 11.0499 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.9 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.9 - 11.0499 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.93 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.8 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.95 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 388,960 |
| Return On Assets | 0.09069 |
| Return On Equity | 0.13185 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.226 |
| Revenue Per Share | 11.26 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 34,105,828 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0776 |
| Shares Short | 5,106,596 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,818,108 |
| Short Name | NerdWallet, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1865 |
| Short Ratio | 4.89 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | NRDS |
| Target High Price | 18.0 |
| Target Low Price | 9.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 14.5 |
| Target Median Price | 15.0 |
| Total Cash | 100,600,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.506 |
| Total Debt | 14,900,000 |
| Total Revenue | 836,600,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.64 |
| Trailing P E | 17.109375 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 11.6098 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.6598005 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.05683134 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 388,960 |
| Website | https://www.nerdwallet.com |
| Zip | 94,401 |