Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) Sets New 52-Week Low After Analyst Downgrade

The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD)’s share price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Friday after Needham & Company LLC lowered their price target on the stock from $25.00 to $19.00. Needham & Company LLC currently has a buy rating on the stock. Trade Desk traded as low as $12.55 and last traded at $13.4050, with a volume of 14988305 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $17.67.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company set a $12.00 target price on Trade Desk in a report on Friday. Rosenblatt Securities reduced their price objective on shares of Trade Desk from $24.00 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Scotiabank set a $20.00 target price on shares of Trade Desk in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Truist Financial set a $16.00 price target on shares of Trade Desk and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, DA Davidson set a $29.00 price objective on shares of Trade Desk and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-seven have issued a Hold rating and seven have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Trade Desk presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $23.84.

Insider Transactions at Trade Desk

In other Trade Desk news, Director Samantha Jacobson sold 53,681 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.14, for a total value of $1,134,816.34. Following the sale, the director owned 13,099 shares in the company, valued at approximately $276,912.86. The trade was a 80.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 11.41% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Trade Desk

Here are the key news stories impacting Trade Desk this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Trade Desk reported adjusted earnings of $0.34 per share, above the $0.18 consensus estimate cited by several reports. Customer retention and major partnerships also remained areas of strength. Trade Desk Stock Slumps After Revenue Misses Forecasts
• Neutral Sentiment: Management attributed the slowdown to weak consumer spending, tariffs, oil prices and a more difficult operating environment for customers, while also acknowledging execution issues. CEO Jeff Green said advertisers are operating in a materially different environment. Trade Desk Blames Weak Consumer Spending, Tariffs and Oil Prices for Slowing Growth
• Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter revenue rose only 3% year over year to approximately $715 million, well below analysts’ estimates near $753 million. Profitability also weakened, with adjusted EBITDA declining to about $241 million and margins contracting. Trade Desk sinks on revenue miss, margin pressure
• Negative Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue guidance of approximately $650 million significantly missed expectations—reported as roughly 19% below consensus—and fueled fears of a potential post-IPO annual revenue decline. The weaker outlook overshadowed the earnings beat. The Trade Desk Reports Sales Below Analyst Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts responded with multiple downgrades: Evercore moved to “in-line” with a $13 target, while BMO and RBC shifted to market- or sector-perform ratings with $15 targets. Cantor cut its target to $14, and Rosenblatt reduced its target to $12, reinforcing concerns about slowing growth and valuation.

Institutional Trading of Trade Desk

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Root Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Trade Desk by 219.4% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,319 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 906 shares in the last quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new position in Trade Desk during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new position in Trade Desk during the first quarter worth about $36,000. Binnacle Investments Inc acquired a new position in Trade Desk during the third quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Quarry LP acquired a new position in Trade Desk during the fourth quarter worth approximately $37,000. Institutional investors own 67.77% of the company’s stock.

Trade Desk Price Performance

The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $18.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.85. The stock has a market cap of $6.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.96, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.04.

Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The technology company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $715.06 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $752.59 million. Trade Desk had a return on equity of 16.91% and a net margin of 14.57%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.41 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that The Trade Desk will post 1.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Trade Desk Company Profile

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.