Trade Desk (TTD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTD) is a technology company specializing in programmatic digital advertising. Founded in 2009 by Jeff Green and Dave Pickles, the company offers a demand-side platform (DSP) designed to help marketers purchase and manage digital ad campaigns across multiple channels. Through a self-service interface, clients gain access to real-time bidding capabilities, data management tools, and analytics to optimize media spend and audience targeting.

The Trade Desk’s platform supports a wide range of advertising formats, including display, video, mobile, connected television (CTV), audio, native, and digital out-of-home (DOOH). Its proprietary AI-driven engine, known as Koa, enables predictive forecasting and bid automation, helping advertisers deliver personalized content at scale. Additional offerings include identity solutions such as Unified ID 2.0, which aims to address privacy concerns while maintaining precise audience segmentation.

Since its initial public offering in 2016, The Trade Desk has expanded its global footprint with offices in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East. The company’s API-driven architecture allows seamless integration with data partners, publishers, and ad exchanges worldwide. This interconnected ecosystem helps agencies, brands, and media buyers execute campaigns across thousands of publishers and streaming platforms.

Leadership at The Trade Desk is headed by co-founder and CEO Jeff Green, supported by a seasoned executive team with expertise in technology, media, and analytics. Under this management, the company emphasizes innovation, transparency, and ethical data practices. Its commitment to open standards and cross-industry collaboration has positioned The Trade Desk as a key infrastructure provider in the evolving digital advertising landscape.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $79.71 to $81.30
• 50-Day Range: $67.64 to $81.44
• 52-Week Range: $42.96 to $141.53
• Volume: 11.38 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.13 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $39.42 billion
• P/E Ratio: 97.82
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $98.48
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Trade Desk Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Trade Desk scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 167th out of 666 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Trade Desk has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 26 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Trade Desk has been the subject of 21 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 35.85%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Trade Desk are expected to grow by 35.85% in the coming year, from $1.06 to $1.44 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Trade Desk is 97.82, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.49.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Trade Desk is 97.82, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 33.44.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Trade Desk has a PEG Ratio of 3.74. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Trade Desk has a P/B Ratio of 13.50. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.67% 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 3.1, 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 86.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.67% 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 3.1, 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 86.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.88

News Sentiment

Trade Desk has a news sentiment score of 0.88. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 61 news articles for Trade Desk this week, compared to 32 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

94 people have searched for TTD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 45% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

40 people have added Trade Desk to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 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 $4,423,124.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 9.74% of the stock of Trade Desk is held by insiders.

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.

TTD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have TTD shares performed this year?

Trade Desk's stock was trading at $117.53 at the beginning of the year. Since then, TTD stock has decreased by 31.8% and is now trading at $80.21.

How were Trade Desk's earnings last quarter?

The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The technology company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.07. Trade Desk's revenue for the quarter was up 25.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Trade Desk's stock split?

Trade Desk's stock split on the morning of Wednesday, June 9th 2021.The 10-1 split was announced on Monday, May 10th 2021. The newly issued shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Thursday, June 17th 2021. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 1,000 shares after the split.

How will Trade Desk's stock buyback program work?

Trade Desk's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 12th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase $564,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 0.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

When did Trade Desk IPO?

Trade Desk (TTD) raised $70 million in an IPO on Wednesday, September 21st 2016. The company issued 4,700,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. Citigroup, Jefferies and RBC Capital Markets served as the underwriters for the IPO and Needham & Company and Raymond James were co-managers.

Who are Trade Desk's major shareholders?

Trade Desk's top institutional shareholders include Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC (0.44%), Congress Asset Management Co. (0.30%), Swedbank AB (0.11%) and Chicago Capital LLC (0.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Laura Schenkein, David Randall Pickles, Kathryn E Falberg, Blake Jeffrey Grayson, Jay R Grant, Lise J Buyer, Samantha Jacobson, David B Wells, Gokul Rajaram, Jeffrey Terry Green and Andrea Lee Cunningham.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Trade Desk?

Shares of TTD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Trade Desk own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Trade Desk investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Shopify (SHOP) and PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/08/2025
• Today: 7/18/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

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: 3,522
• Year Founded: 2009

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Trade Desk: $98.48
• High Price Target: $155.00
• Low Price Target: $57.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.79
• Research Coverage: 33 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.82
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 97.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 75.67
• P/E Growth: 3.72
• Net Income: $393.08 million
• Net Margins: 16.04%
• Pretax Margin: 20.90%
• Return on Equity: 15.41%
• Return on Assets: 7.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.81
• Quick Ratio: 1.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.44 billion
• Price / Sales: 16.12
• Cash Flow: $0.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 83.75
• Book Value: $5.94 per share
• Price / Book: 13.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 491,440,000
• Free Float: 443,573,000
• Market Cap: $39.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.36