Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) CEO Buys $20,880.00 in Stock

Teads Holding Co. (NASDAQ:TEAD) CEO David Kostman acquired 18,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 29th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $1.16 per share, with a total value of $20,880.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,524,937 shares in the company, valued at $1,768,926.92. The trade was a 1.19% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

David Kostman also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, June 2nd, David Kostman bought 13,500 shares of Teads stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of $1.07 per share, with a total value of $14,445.00.
• On Monday, June 1st, David Kostman acquired 15,000 shares of Teads stock. The shares were bought at an average price of $1.19 per share, with a total value of $17,850.00.

Teads Stock Down 8.5%

NASDAQ:TEAD traded down $0.10 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $1.08. 258,283 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 379,687. Teads Holding Co. has a twelve month low of $0.53 and a twelve month high of $3.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.06, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.04. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $0.86 and its 200-day moving average is $0.77.

Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported ($0.38) earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $265.98 million for the quarter. Teads had a negative net margin of 39.14% and a negative return on equity of 17.58%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on TEAD shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Teads from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Teads from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 17th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Teads from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Teads currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $3.13.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TEAD. Value Base Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Teads in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,049,000. Geode Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Teads in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $602,000. State Street Corp purchased a new position in shares of Teads in the 4th quarter valued at $483,000. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Teads in the 4th quarter valued at $335,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of Teads in the fourth quarter worth about $212,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.44% of the company’s stock.

Teads Company Profile

Teads is a global digital media platform specializing in outstream video advertising and high-impact display formats. Founded in 2007 and listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker TEAD, the company connects advertisers, agencies and publishers through a programmatic marketplace designed to maximize brand engagement across desktop, mobile and connected TV. Teads offers proprietary ad formats such as inRead, outstream expansion units and seamless mobile placements that activate only when visible to the user, helping clients optimize viewability and attention metrics without relying on traditional pre-roll or banner placements.

The Teads platform leverages data-driven targeting and machine learning to serve personalized creative in real time.