Criteo (CRTO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Criteo is a global commerce media company that provides advertising technology to brands, retailers and media owners. Its platform uses commerce data and artificial intelligence to help businesses plan, deliver and measure digital advertising across websites, apps and other channels.

Criteo’s offerings include Performance Media solutions for advertisers and Retail Media services that help retailers build and manage advertising programs. The company also works with publishers and other media owners to connect advertising demand with relevant audiences.

Founded in Paris in 2005, Criteo initially became known for online retargeting advertising and has since expanded into broader commerce media services. It serves customers across international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.14 to $17.86
• 50-Day Range: $14.17 to $18.17
• 52-Week Range: $13.95 to $25.29
• Volume: 38,782 shs
• Average Volume: 424,157 shs
• Market Capitalization: $859.99 million
• P/E Ratio: 12.67
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $20.85
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Criteo Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Criteo scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 13th out of 230 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Criteo has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Criteo has a consensus price target of $20.85, representing about 19.6% upside from its current price of $17.43.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Criteo has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.05%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Criteo are expected to grow by 17.05% in the coming year, from $2.58 to $3.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Criteo is 12.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Criteo is 12.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 23.88.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Criteo has a P/B Ratio of 0.73. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.56% of the float of Criteo has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Criteo has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.81, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Criteo has recently decreased by 8.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Criteo does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Criteo does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.04

News Sentiment

Criteo has a news sentiment score of -0.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Criteo this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for CRTO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Criteo to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Criteo insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $48,898.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.52% of the stock of Criteo is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.27% of the stock of Criteo is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/04/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Advertising
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CRTO
• CIK: 1576427
• Web: www.criteo.com
• Phone: (314) 040-2290
• Fax: 33-1-40-40-22-30
• Employees: 3,649
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Criteo: $20.85
• High Price Target: $29.00
• Low Price Target: $14.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.38
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.67
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.79
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $144.60 million
• Net Margins: 3.99%
• Pretax Margin: 6.76%
• Return on Equity: 10.88%
• Return on Assets: 6.15%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.29
• Quick Ratio: 1.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.44
• Cash Flow: $6.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.72
• Book Value: $24.03 per share
• Price / Book: 0.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 49,210,000
• Free Float: 48,466,000
• Market Cap: $859.99 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.35