Analysts Set Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ:CRTO) Price Target at $40.00

Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ:CRTO) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the nine analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $40.00.

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Benchmark dropped their price target on shares of Criteo from $46.00 to $42.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Criteo from $49.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. DA Davidson dropped their price target on shares of Criteo from $42.00 to $38.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Criteo from $54.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of Criteo from $42.00 to $41.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd.

Insider Transactions at Criteo

In related news, insider Brian Gleason sold 2,842 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.85, for a total value of $64,939.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 152,122 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,475,987.70. This represents a 1.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.66% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Criteo

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CRTO. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in Criteo by 14.0% during the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,329,854 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $153,320,000 after buying an additional 532,879 shares during the last quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd grew its stake in shares of Criteo by 45.9% during the first quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 1,451,188 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $51,391,000 after purchasing an additional 456,633 shares during the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Criteo by 6.9% during the second quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 6,542,808 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $156,766,000 after purchasing an additional 419,808 shares during the last quarter. Clough Capital Partners L P bought a new stake in shares of Criteo during the first quarter valued at approximately $12,708,000. Finally, Congress Asset Management Co. grew its stake in shares of Criteo by 25.4% during the first quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 1,410,564 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $49,948,000 after purchasing an additional 285,285 shares during the last quarter. 94.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Criteo Stock Performance

Shares of CRTO opened at $21.31 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $26.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.92 and a beta of 0.42. Criteo has a 52 week low of $21.30 and a 52 week high of $47.26.

Criteo (NASDAQ:CRTO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The information services provider reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $292.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $274.62 million. Criteo had a net margin of 7.10% and a return on equity of 16.91%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.08 earnings per share. Criteo has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Criteo will post 3.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Criteo Company Profile

Criteo SA, a technology company, provides marketing and monetization services on the open Internet in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company's Criteo Shopper Graph, which derives clients' proprietary commerce data, such as transaction activity on their digital properties.