Trade Desk (TTD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Trade Desk, Inc. operates as a technology company in the United States and internationally. The company offers a self-service cloud-based platform that allows buyers to plan, manage, optimize, and measure data-driven digital advertising campaigns across various ad formats and channels, including video, display, audio, digital-out-of-home, native, and social on various devices, such as computers, mobile devices, televisions, and streaming devices. It provides data and other value-added services. The company serves advertising agencies, brands, and other service providers for advertisers. The Trade Desk, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Ventura, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $50.21 to $53.49
• 50-Day Range: $50.76 to $89.76
• 52-Week Range: $42.96 to $141.53
• Volume: 33.91 million shs
• Average Volume: 21.89 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $24.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: 61.16
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $89.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Trade Desk Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Trade Desk scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 202nd out of 670 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: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Trade Desk has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.51, and is based on 21 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Trade Desk has been the subject of 23 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 61.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Trade Desk is 61.16, 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 52.26.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Trade Desk has a PEG Ratio of 2.78. 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 9.25. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.08% 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 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Trade Desk has recently increased by 44.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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

7.08% 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 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Trade Desk has recently increased by 44.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.24

News Sentiment

Trade Desk has a news sentiment score of 0.24. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 135 news articles for Trade Desk this week, compared to 43 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

167 people have searched for TTD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 86% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

79 people have added Trade Desk to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 163% 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 $4,676,622.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 10.00% 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 56.8% and is now trading at $50.76.

How were Trade Desk's earnings last quarter?

The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 7th. The technology company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.24. The business's revenue was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Trade Desk's stock split?

Trade Desk shares split before market open on Wednesday, June 9th 2021.The 10-1 split was announced on Monday, May 10th 2021. The newly created shares were issued 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 initiated a stock buyback program 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 shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

When did Trade Desk IPO?

Trade Desk (TTD) raised $70 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, September 21st 2016. The company issued 4,700,000 shares at $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 Vanguard Group Inc. (9.07%), Jennison Associates LLC (2.90%), Edgewood Management LLC (2.78%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.51%). Insiders that own company stock include Laura Schenkein, David Randall Pickles, Kathryn E Falberg, 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: 8/07/2025
• Today: 8/14/2025
• 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: $89.33
• High Price Target: $155.00
• Low Price Target: $45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +76.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.51
• Research Coverage: 35 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 61.16
• Forward P/E Ratio: 47.89
• P/E Growth: 2.78
• Net Income: $393.08 million
• Net Margins: 15.57%
• Pretax Margin: 20.82%
• Return on Equity: 15.19%
• Return on Assets: 7.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.71
• Quick Ratio: 1.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.44 billion
• Price / Sales: 10.20
• Cash Flow: $0.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 56.12
• Book Value: $5.49 per share
• Price / Book: 9.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 491,440,000
• Free Float: 442,295,000
• Market Cap: $24.95 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.37