Citizens Jmp Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Viant Technology (NASDAQ:DSP) Stock

Viant Technology (NASDAQ:DSP) had its price target lifted by analysts at Citizens Jmp from $16.00 to $17.00 in a report issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “market outperform” rating on the stock. Citizens Jmp’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 31.89% from the stock’s current price.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Viant Technology from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Viant Technology from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Friday. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on shares of Viant Technology from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of Viant Technology from $16.00 to $16.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, B. Riley Financial boosted their price target on shares of Viant Technology from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $18.71.

Viant Technology Trading Down 8.5%

NASDAQ:DSP traded down $1.20 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $12.89. 145,852 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 241,602. The firm has a market cap of $844.68 million, a PE ratio of 36.17 and a beta of 1.08. Viant Technology has a twelve month low of $8.11 and a twelve month high of $14.80. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $12.05 and its 200-day moving average is $11.33.

Viant Technology (NASDAQ:DSP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.09. Viant Technology had a net margin of 2.51% and a return on equity of 2.40%. The business had revenue of $104.25 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $59.65 million. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Viant Technology will post -0.19 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, COO Christopher Vanderhook sold 9,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.10, for a total transaction of $101,287.50. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 208,880 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,318,568. The trade was a 4.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Larry Madden sold 25,376 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.10, for a total transaction of $281,673.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 459,155 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,096,620.50. This trade represents a 5.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 167,853 shares of company stock valued at $1,947,895 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 29.43% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viant Technology

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DSP. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Viant Technology by 16.4% during the first quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,347,163 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,088,000 after buying an additional 190,248 shares in the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP increased its holdings in shares of Viant Technology by 72.3% in the 4th quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 912,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,981,000 after acquiring an additional 382,664 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Viant Technology by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 493,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,945,000 after acquiring an additional 12,683 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC raised its position in shares of Viant Technology by 91.2% during the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 429,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,177,000 after acquiring an additional 205,160 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Viant Technology by 6.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 380,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,036,000 after acquiring an additional 22,857 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 11.38% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Viant Technology

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

• Positive Sentiment: Rosenblatt raised its price target to $24 from $20 and assigned a “Buy” rating. The new target implies approximately 70% upside from the referenced share price, signaling increased confidence in Viant’s growth prospects. Benzinga article
• Positive Sentiment: Viant delivered a strong Q2 performance. Earnings were $0.12 per share, up from $0.09 a year earlier, while revenue reached $104.25 million versus the reported analyst consensus of $59.65 million. Management said results exceeded the high end of its guidance range for both revenue and profitability, citing accelerated growth and AI-powered programmatic advertising demand. Viant Q2 2026 financial results
• Positive Sentiment: The earnings release and conference call highlighted Viant’s record quarterly performance and its expectation for a new phase of growth, factors that can support investor optimism about future revenue and earnings. Q2 2026 earnings call transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Viant appointed Craig Abrahams to its board of directors. The addition may provide financial and strategic expertise, but no immediate earnings impact was disclosed. Board appointment article
• Negative Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue guidance of $107.5 million to $110.5 million brackets the $110 million consensus estimate but places the midpoint slightly below expectations, limiting some of the positive impact from the quarterly beat. One data provider also characterized Q2 EPS of $0.12 as narrowly below its $0.13 estimate. Zacks earnings estimate article

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.