Trade Desk (TTD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTD) is a technology company that provides a demand-side platform (DSP) for programmatic digital advertising. Its platform enables advertisers, agencies and other buyers to plan, purchase and measure ad inventory across digital channels, including display, video, mobile, audio, native and connected TV. By centralizing real‑time bidding, audience targeting and inventory access, the company aims to help clients optimize media spend and reach audiences at scale across publishers and ad exchanges.

Founded in 2009 by Jeff Green and Dave Pickles, The Trade Desk grew from a focus on programmatic display into a global ad‑tech provider. The company is headquartered in the United States and operates internationally with offices and operations across North America, Europe, Asia‑Pacific and Latin America, serving advertisers and agencies in multiple markets. Jeff Green, a co‑founder, has served as the company’s chief executive and public face, guiding its strategic direction as it expanded platform capabilities and industry partnerships. The Trade Desk completed a public offering and is listed on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker TTD.

The company’s platform combines real‑time bidding infrastructure with data management, measurement and analytics tools to support audience segmentation, cross‑device attribution and campaign reporting. It emphasizes omnichannel buying, notably investing in connected TV (CTV) capabilities as streaming video consumption has grown. The Trade Desk also works with data providers, publishers and technology partners to broaden inventory and targeting options while responding to evolving privacy and cookie‑less environments. Its products are positioned for advertisers and agencies seeking a self‑service, data‑driven approach to programmatic media buying and performance measurement.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.89 to $19.64
• 50-Day Range: $18.90 to $24.61
• 52-Week Range: $18.31 to $91.45
• Volume: 24.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 18.94 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.90
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $33.91
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Trade Desk Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Trade Desk scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 24th out of 627 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Trade Desk has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.21, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, 21 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Trade Desk has a consensus price target of $33.91, representing about 77.3% upside from its current price of $19.12.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Trade Desk has been the subject of 20 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Trade Desk are expected to grow by 17.09% in the coming year, from $1.17 to $1.37 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Trade Desk is 21.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Trade Desk is 21.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 81.55.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Trade Desk has a PEG Ratio of 0.93. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Trade Desk has a P/B Ratio of 3.66. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

18.35% of the float of Trade Desk has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Trade Desk has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.62, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Trade Desk has recently decreased by 0.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Trade Desk does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Trade Desk does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.80

News Sentiment

Trade Desk has a news sentiment score of 0.80. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for Trade Desk this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 64 people have searched for TTD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -35% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

23 people have added Trade Desk to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 44% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Trade Desk insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,134,816.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.41% of the stock of Trade Desk is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

67.77% of the stock of Trade Desk is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Today: 6/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SERVICES
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:TTD
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:TTD
• CIK: 1671933
• Web: www.thetradedesk.com
• Phone: (805) 585-3434
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,843
• Year Founded: 2009

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Trade Desk: $33.91
• High Price Target: $97.00
• Low Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +76.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.21
• Research Coverage: 38 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.88
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.47
• P/E Growth: 0.93
• Net Income: $443.30 million
• Net Margins: 14.57%
• Pretax Margin: 22.29%
• Return on Equity: 16.91%
• Return on Assets: 7.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.68
• Quick Ratio: 1.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.90 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.13
• Cash Flow: $1.17 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.41
• Book Value: $5.22 per share
• Price / Book: 3.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 470,110,000
• Free Float: 416,469,000
• Market Cap: $9.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05