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: $23.37 to $24.72
• 50-Day Range: $20.09 to $29.79
• 52-Week Range: $19.74 to $91.45
• Volume: 19.58 million shs
• Average Volume: 16.68 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.34
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $41.38
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Trade Desk Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Trade Desk scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th out of 624 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: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Trade Desk has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.32, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 14 buy ratings, 18 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Trade Desk has a consensus price target of $41.38, representing about 68.2% upside from its current price of $24.61.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Trade Desk has been the subject of 24 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Trade Desk are expected to grow by 15.75% in the coming year, from $1.27 to $1.47 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Trade Desk is 27.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Trade Desk is 27.34, 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 73.04.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Trade Desk has a PEG Ratio of 0.96. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Trade Desk has a P/B Ratio of 4.71. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for TTD.

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: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.90

News Sentiment

Trade Desk has a news sentiment score of 0.90. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Trade Desk this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 89 people have searched for TTD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -12% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

28 people have added Trade Desk to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% 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 $4,655,113.00 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.

TTD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have TTD shares performed this year?

Trade Desk's stock was trading at $37.96 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, TTD stock has decreased by 35.2% and is now trading at $24.61.

How were Trade Desk's earnings last quarter?

The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 25th. The technology company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.59. Trade Desk's revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Trade Desk's stock split?

Shares of Trade Desk split before market open on Wednesday, June 9th 2021.The 10-1 split was announced on Monday, May 10th 2021. The newly minted shares were payable 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 share buyback plan on Wednesday, February 25th 2026, which permits the company to buy back $350,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 2.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

When did Trade Desk IPO?

Trade Desk (TTD) raised $79 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, September 21st 2016. The company issued 4,666,667 shares at a price of $16.00-$18.00 per share. Citigroup, Jefferies and RBC Capital Markets acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Needham & Company and Raymond James were co-managers.

Who are Trade Desk's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Trade Desk include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.68%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.46%), Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.23%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.20%). Insiders that own company stock include Laura Schenkein, David Randall Pickles, Jay R Grant, Lise J Buyer, Samantha Jacobson, David B Wells, Gokul Rajaram, Jeffrey Terry Green, Andrea Lee Cunningham and Kathryn E Falberg.
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), PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/25/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 5/07/2026
• 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: $41.38
• High Price Target: $97.00
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +68.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.32
• Research Coverage: 37 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.90
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.34
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.38
• P/E Growth: 0.96
• Net Income: $443.30 million
• Net Margins: 15.31%
• Pretax Margin: 22.75%
• Return on Equity: 16.89%
• Return on Assets: 7.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.61
• Quick Ratio: 1.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.90 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.04
• Cash Flow: $1.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.51
• Book Value: $5.22 per share
• Price / Book: 4.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 475,980,000
• Free Float: 421,668,000
• Market Cap: $11.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.10