Trade Desk (TTD) Competitors $85.00 +0.37 (+0.44%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$85.10 +0.10 (+0.12%) As of 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TTD vs. AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, META, MGNI, NFLX, PUBM, ROKU, and DISShould you be buying Trade Desk stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Trade Desk include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), Magnite (MGNI), Netflix (NFLX), PubMatic (PUBM), Roku (ROKU), and Walt Disney (DIS). Trade Desk vs. Its Competitors Apple Amazon.com Alphabet Alphabet Meta Platforms Magnite Netflix PubMatic Roku Walt Disney Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability. Is AAPL or TTD more profitable? Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Trade Desk's net margin of 16.04%. Apple's return on equity of 167.24% beat Trade Desk's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apple24.30% 167.24% 31.35% Trade Desk 16.04%15.41%7.33% Do analysts recommend AAPL or TTD? Apple presently has a consensus target price of $235.11, suggesting a potential upside of 9.99%. Trade Desk has a consensus target price of $98.73, suggesting a potential upside of 16.15%. Given Trade Desk's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trade Desk is more favorable than Apple.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Apple 2 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58Trade Desk 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 26 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AAPL or TTD? 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of Trade Desk shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Trade Desk shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, AAPL or TTD? Apple has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trade Desk has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AAPL or TTD? Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Trade Desk. Apple is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trade Desk, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApple$391.04B8.16$93.74B$6.4233.30Trade Desk$2.44B17.09$393.08M$0.82103.66 Does the media refer more to AAPL or TTD? In the previous week, Apple had 211 more articles in the media than Trade Desk. MarketBeat recorded 256 mentions for Apple and 45 mentions for Trade Desk. Trade Desk's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Apple's score of 0.96 indicating that Trade Desk is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apple 154 Very Positive mention(s) 24 Positive mention(s) 53 Neutral mention(s) 20 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Trade Desk 28 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryTrade Desk beats Apple on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Trade Desk News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TTD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TTD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TTD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTrade DeskINTERNET SERVICES IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$41.59B$105.01B$28.86B$9.48BDividend YieldN/A2.48%3.00%3.99%P/E Ratio103.6632.5131.1017.21Price / Sales17.0911.001,792.45103.11Price / Cash87.3725.1238.6558.97Price / Book14.313.367.825.90Net Income$393.08M$4.40B$781.95M$258.42M7 Day Performance4.37%0.99%1.29%1.94%1 Month Performance18.32%10.24%7.09%12.02%1 Year Performance-4.84%35.55%52,962.36%20.80% Trade Desk Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TTDTrade Desk4.2068 of 5 stars$85.00+0.4%$98.73+16.1%-16.1%$41.59B$2.44B103.663,522Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAAPLApple4.6363 of 5 stars$213.11+0.9%$235.11+10.3%-4.8%$3.19T$391.04B33.23164,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAMZNAmazon.com4.2997 of 5 stars$229.03+1.3%$250.02+9.2%+22.5%$2.43T$637.96B37.311,556,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGOOGAlphabet4.8891 of 5 stars$190.85+2.6%$208.40+9.2%+4.3%$2.31T$350.02B21.27190,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap UpGOOGLAlphabet3.8273 of 5 stars$189.84+2.6%$202.22+6.5%+4.6%$2.30T$350.02B21.16183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap UpMETAMeta Platforms3.675 of 5 stars$714.76+1.5%$738.37+3.3%+46.0%$1.80T$164.50B27.8774,067Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeMGNIMagnite2.518 of 5 stars$24.55+0.3%$20.33-17.2%+46.7%$3.47B$668.17M122.92950Analyst ForecastNFLXNetflix4.3116 of 5 stars$1,231.79+1.9%$1,297.66+5.3%+83.1%$524.14B$41.69B52.4814,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPUBMPubMatic3.2281 of 5 stars$12.81+2.5%$18.38+43.5%-44.3%$623.13M$291.26M160.521,049Insider TradeROKURoku2.1707 of 5 stars$91.76-1.6%$93.92+2.4%+45.4%$13.43B$4.11B-126.033,340Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeDISWalt Disney4.6403 of 5 stars$121.18-0.2%$128.13+5.7%+35.1%$217.85B$91.36B24.78233,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AAPL Alternatives AMZN Alternatives GOOG Alternatives GOOGL Alternatives META Alternatives MGNI Alternatives NFLX Alternatives PUBM Alternatives ROKU Alternatives DIS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:TTD) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCan Gold Hit $5,000?Central banks are stockpiling gold at record levels—over 1,000 tons a year. 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