Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Criteo Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• DA Davidson forecasts Criteo S.A. to report Q3 earnings of $0.71 per share, maintaining a "Buy" rating with a price target of $38.00.
• Recent earnings revealed Criteo exceeded expectations with $0.92 EPS for the quarter and revenue of $292 million, up 2.5% year-over-year.
• Analyst ratings for Criteo include one sell, three hold, and seven buy ratings, with an average price target of $42.50 according to MarketBeat data.

Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ:CRTO - Free Report) - Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Criteo in a report released on Thursday, July 31st. DA Davidson analyst T. White forecasts that the information services provider will post earnings per share of $0.71 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $38.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Criteo's current full-year earnings is $3.09 per share.

Criteo (NASDAQ:CRTO - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The information services provider reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.22. Criteo had a return on equity of 17.06% and a net margin of 7.10%. The firm had revenue of $292.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $274.62 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.08 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Criteo from $42.00 to $41.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Citigroup reiterated an "underperform" rating on shares of Criteo in a research report on Friday, April 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Criteo from $39.00 to $27.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Benchmark dropped their target price on Criteo from $46.00 to $42.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Criteo from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $40.00.

Criteo Stock Performance

CRTO stock traded down $0.84 on Friday, hitting $23.50. 683,103 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 470,459. Criteo has a 12-month low of $22.43 and a 12-month high of $49.93. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $24.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $31.39. The stock has a market cap of $1.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.83 and a beta of 0.43.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Brian Gleason sold 2,842 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.85, for a total value of $64,939.70. Following the transaction, the insider owned 152,122 shares in the company, valued at $3,475,987.70. This trade represents a 1.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Sarah Js Glickman sold 2,465 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.81, for a total value of $63,621.65. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 362,710 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,361,545.10. This trade represents a 0.68% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 12,708 shares of company stock valued at $320,444. 1.66% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Criteo

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Neuberger Berman Group LLC boosted its holdings in Criteo by 0.8% in the first quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 6,123,000 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $216,982,000 after purchasing an additional 47,005 shares during the period. DnB Asset Management AS lifted its holdings in Criteo by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. DnB Asset Management AS now owns 5,511,195 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $195,372,000 after buying an additional 104,138 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its holdings in Criteo by 14.0% during the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,329,854 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $153,320,000 after buying an additional 532,879 shares during the last quarter. Senvest Management LLC increased its position in shares of Criteo by 25.7% during the fourth quarter. Senvest Management LLC now owns 3,639,479 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $143,978,000 after purchasing an additional 743,695 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cadian Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of Criteo by 38.2% during the fourth quarter. Cadian Capital Management LP now owns 2,584,333 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $102,236,000 after purchasing an additional 713,785 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.27% of the company's stock.

Criteo Company Profile

Criteo SA, a technology company, provides marketing and monetization services on the open Internet in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company's Criteo Shopper Graph, which derives clients' proprietary commerce data, such as transaction activity on their digital properties.