Insider Selling: Viant Technology (NASDAQ:DSP) CEO Sells $59,700.00 in Stock

Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:DSP) CEO Timothy Vanderhook sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.94, for a total transaction of $59,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 7,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $89,550. This represents a 40.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Timothy Vanderhook also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, January 22nd, Timothy Vanderhook sold 2,574 shares of Viant Technology stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.87, for a total transaction of $33,127.38.
• On Wednesday, January 21st, Timothy Vanderhook sold 4,926 shares of Viant Technology stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.24, for a total transaction of $60,294.24.

Viant Technology Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of Viant Technology stock opened at $12.79 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $11.46 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.76. Viant Technology Inc. has a 12-month low of $8.11 and a 12-month high of $26.33. The stock has a market cap of $798.53 million, a PE ratio of 116.28 and a beta of 1.03.

Viant Technology (NASDAQ:DSP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.03). Viant Technology had a negative return on equity of 5.00% and a net margin of 0.57%.The firm had revenue of $85.58 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $85.54 million. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Viant Technology Inc. will post -0.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viant Technology

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH acquired a new position in Viant Technology in the second quarter valued at $8,443,000. Granite Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Viant Technology in the 2nd quarter valued at about $7,239,000. Voya Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Viant Technology by 24.6% during the 1st quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 19,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,000 after acquiring an additional 3,782 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of Viant Technology by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 43,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $546,000 after acquiring an additional 1,214 shares during the period. Finally, Moran Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Viant Technology by 16.3% in the second quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 34,356 shares of the company’s stock worth $455,000 after acquiring an additional 4,817 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 11.38% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on DSP. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Viant Technology in a research note on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Viant Technology from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 25th. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of Viant Technology from $15.00 to $15.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Citizens Jmp cut their price objective on Viant Technology from $18.00 to $16.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $20.00 target price on shares of Viant Technology in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Viant Technology has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $18.50.

Key Headlines Impacting Viant Technology

Here are the key news stories impacting Viant Technology this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and institutional support: Multiple sell‑side firms still rate DSP as a Buy with an average price target near $18.50, and several institutions have increased positions in recent quarters — a source of demand and a positive backdrop for the stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: Company fundamentals / trading context: Recent quarterly results showed revenue roughly in line with expectations but a small EPS miss; the shares trade above the 50‑ and 200‑day moving averages, leaving room for momentum-driven gains but also reflecting a stretched valuation (high P/E). Market Data & Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: CEO insider selling: CEO Timothy Vanderhook sold a sequence of shares Jan. 20–22 totaling 12,500 shares (approx. $153k gross) and materially reduced his direct stake across filings — a development investors often view as a negative signal for near‑term confidence. CEO SEC Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Major shareholder trimming: Capital V LLC (a >10% owner) disposed of 37,500 shares across Jan. 20–22 for aggregate proceeds of roughly $459k, cutting its position substantially (reported 40% then ~65% reductions) — this increases available float and could add selling pressure. Major Shareholder SEC Filing

About Viant Technology

Viant Technology Inc (Nasdaq: DSP) is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) advertising technology company that delivers data-driven solutions to marketers and agencies. Its core offering, Adelphic, is a programmatic demand-side platform (DSP) that empowers clients to plan, execute and optimize digital ad campaigns across desktop, mobile, connected TV and other emerging channels.

Complementing its DSP, Viant offers PeopleCloud, a people-based data management platform (DMP) that aggregates and normalizes first- and third-party audience data.