Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) Downgraded by Wall Street Zen to Strong Sell

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen downgraded Teads to “strong sell” from “sell,” while the broader analyst consensus remains “hold” with an average price target of $1.00.
• Teads shares opened at $0.69, down 0.8%, with a market capitalization of about $66.9 million; the stock has traded between $0.53 and $2.00 over the past year.
• The company reported a quarterly loss of $0.41 per share on $284.59 million in revenue, alongside negative net margins and return on equity. Insiders have recently purchased shares, including a 105,000-share acquisition by insider Mary Spilman.

Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD - Get Free Report) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a "sell" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Needham & Company LLC cut their target price on shares of Teads from $1.40 to $1.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Teads from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Teads from a "sell (e+)" rating to a "sell (d-)" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Teads has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $1.00.

Teads Trading Down 0.8%

NASDAQ:TEAD opened at $0.69 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $66.93 million, a PE ratio of -0.12 and a beta of 1.65. Teads has a fifty-two week low of $0.53 and a fifty-two week high of $2.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.06, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The stock's 50-day moving average is $0.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $0.85.

Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported ($0.41) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Teads had a negative return on equity of 37.44% and a negative net margin of 43.32%.The company had revenue of $284.59 million during the quarter.

Insider Activity at Teads

In other Teads news, insider Mary Spilman acquired 105,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $0.99 per share, for a total transaction of $103,950.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider owned 1,505,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,489,950. This trade represents a 7.50% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders bought 151,500 shares of company stock valued at $157,125 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 11.99% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Teads

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of Teads by 6.0% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 319,401 shares of the company's stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 17,976 shares during the period. CastleKnight Management LP bought a new position in Teads during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new position in Teads during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN acquired a new position in Teads in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC acquired a new position in Teads in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.44% of the company's stock.

About Teads

Teads is a global digital media platform specializing in outstream video advertising and high-impact display formats. Founded in 2007 and listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker TEAD, the company connects advertisers, agencies and publishers through a programmatic marketplace designed to maximize brand engagement across desktop, mobile and connected TV. Teads offers proprietary ad formats such as inRead, outstream expansion units and seamless mobile placements that activate only when visible to the user, helping clients optimize viewability and attention metrics without relying on traditional pre-roll or banner placements.

The Teads platform leverages data-driven targeting and machine learning to serve personalized creative in real time.

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