Polaris Media stock
POL.OLOSLPolaris Media ASA, Communication ServicesISIN NO0010466022
50Score 50 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
65 / 100
Price history
+13% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 0.7% below it.
Since March 2026 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 52).
The price is 7.4% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 65% (November 2008 to December 2016).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$6.26
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$6.21
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)52
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$5.18
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$6.66
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Polaris Media ASA belongs to the Publishing industry (Norway) and, with a market value of $301.98M, is number 15 of 15 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $359.59M (up 1.4% year on year) and earnings of $786.21K (down 98.9%).
- MEQIRI Score 50 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 162 of 232 in Communication Services, median 58.
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- The P/E is 43.1 (Publishing median 14.2, own median of recent years 12.9).
- Our model puts fair value at $2.96, with the price 109% above it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Earnings turn into cashFree cash flow 361% of earnings over the last 12 months.Fundamentals 74
- More cash than debtCash $88.1M, financial debt $55.72M.Stability 56
Weaknesses
- Earnings per share fallingDown 45.9% a year since 2020.Growth 25
- Above fair valuePrice 109% above the fair value of $2.96.Valuation 31
- Richly valuedP/E 43.1, Publishing median 14.2, own median 12.9.Valuation 31
Its standout strength is fundamentals, while valuation and growth hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 44 to 50.
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits and strong cash generation.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk low
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the lowest crash risk among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 14 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What lowers it
- calm price action
Valuation
Valuation signal
Significantly overvaluedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $2.28 and expensive above $4.23 (uncertainty medium, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $3.89 (cash-flow model) and $2.03 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is. The price is above both.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.5%. At 9.5% the fair value would be $2.65, at 7.5% it would be $3.43.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (14.2).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 0.9% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown solidly since 2008, at about 7% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 89%, operating 1%, net 0%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterDebt is low, but interest coverage is weak. Keep an eye on the interest burden and refinancing.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 11 Feb 2027in 91 days
- Last reported
- 5 Nov 2026EPS reported $0.09 (expected $0.00)above expectations
What happened at Polaris Media
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
232 rated companies in Communication Services
- This company
- 50
- Sector median
- 58
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Publishing
The next larger companies by market value
- SanomaSANOMA.HE $1.59B53
- Alma MediaALMA.HE $1.3B76
- USA TODAYTDAY $1.07B40
- StorytelSTORY-B.ST $989.4M69
- ScholasticSCHL $699.93M53
- Arnoldo Mondadori EditoreMN.MI $580.5M64
- RCS MediaGroupRCS.MI $486.46M62
- Promotora de InformacionesPRS.MC $337.29M53
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Currency
- Amounts in US dollars, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Nov 2026 ($1 = NOK 9.5394)
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral since 12 Nov 2026, previously Weak
- Valuation signal Overvalued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.