Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.01 EPS

Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The technology company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.01, FiscalAI reports. The business had revenue of $739.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $719.11 million. Trade Desk had a return on equity of 15.73% and a net margin of 15.72%.Trade Desk’s revenue was up 17.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.41 EPS. Trade Desk updated its Q4 2025 guidance to EPS.

Trade Desk Stock Down 6.3%

NASDAQ TTD traded down $2.90 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $43.00. 34,219,422 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,097,466. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $49.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $62.63. Trade Desk has a 52 week low of $41.77 and a 52 week high of $141.53. The stock has a market cap of $21.02 billion, a PE ratio of 49.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.43.

Trade Desk announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Thursday, November 6th that allows the company to repurchase $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the technology company to repurchase up to 2.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Guggenheim set a $55.00 price target on shares of Trade Desk and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on Trade Desk from $83.00 to $60.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $80.00 target price on Trade Desk and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Trade Desk from $100.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, BTIG Research lowered shares of Trade Desk from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Twenty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Trade Desk has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $79.48.

Insider Transactions at Trade Desk

In other Trade Desk news, Director Andrea Lee Cunningham sold 1,403 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.20, for a total value of $67,624.60. Following the transaction, the director owned 5,035 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $242,687. This represents a 21.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 10.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TTD. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Trade Desk by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,586 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $539,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Trade Desk by 24.3% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 2,480 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $291,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its stake in shares of Trade Desk by 75.5% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 5,275 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $289,000 after purchasing an additional 2,269 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in shares of Trade Desk by 6.5% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 23,154 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,667,000 after purchasing an additional 1,405 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in Trade Desk by 11.0% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 19,302 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,390,000 after buying an additional 1,909 shares in the last quarter. 67.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trade Desk Company Profile

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.