Shares of The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the thirty-three ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and twenty-six have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $97.27.
A number of research firms have commented on TTD. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Trade Desk from $55.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. JMP Securities restated a "market outperform" rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Trade Desk in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Trade Desk from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Wedbush restated an "outperform" rating and set a $86.00 price objective (up previously from $80.00) on shares of Trade Desk in a report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Trade Desk from $122.00 to $87.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Trade Desk news, Director David B. Wells sold 28,638 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.88, for a total transaction of $2,287,603.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 66,985 shares in the company, valued at $5,350,761.80. This trade represents a 29.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Jeffrey Terry Green sold 26,684 shares of Trade Desk stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.03, for a total transaction of $2,135,520.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 17,018 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,361,950.54. The trade was a 61.06% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 9.74% of the company's stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Investment Management Corp VA ADV bought a new position in shares of Trade Desk in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Zions Bancorporation N.A. boosted its stake in Trade Desk by 148.3% in the 4th quarter. Zions Bancorporation N.A. now owns 293 shares of the technology company's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the period. Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Trade Desk in the 4th quarter worth about $47,000. BNP Paribas purchased a new position in Trade Desk during the 4th quarter valued at about $50,000. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in shares of Trade Desk during the first quarter valued at about $26,000. 67.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Trade Desk Stock Performance
Shares of TTD stock traded up $1.22 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $76.85. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,681,148 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,387,177. The company has a market cap of $37.77 billion, a PE ratio of 93.72, a P/E/G ratio of 3.40 and a beta of 1.36. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $71.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.26. Trade Desk has a 52 week low of $42.96 and a 52 week high of $141.53.
Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The technology company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $616.02 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $575.62 million. Trade Desk had a return on equity of 15.41% and a net margin of 16.04%. The company's revenue was up 25.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.26 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Trade Desk will post 1.06 earnings per share for the current year.
Trade Desk Company Profile
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Get Free ReportThe Trade Desk, Inc operates as a technology company in the United States and internationally. The company offers a self-service cloud-based platform that allows buyers to plan, manage, optimize, and measure data-driven digital advertising campaigns across various ad formats and channels, including video, display, audio, digital-out-of-home, native, and social on various devices, such as computers, mobile devices, televisions, and streaming devices.
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