Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) Shares Up 6.2% – Time to Buy?

Teads Holding Co. (NASDAQ:TEAD) rose 6.2% on Monday . The stock traded as high as $0.8290 and last traded at $0.8233. Approximately 33,444 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 81% from the average session volume of 180,643 shares. The stock had previously closed at $0.7756.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on TEAD. Zacks Research lowered Teads from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen raised Teads from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, June 6th. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Teads from $1.00 to $1.40 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Teads from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Teads currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $3.20.

Teads Stock Down 3.0%

The company has a 50-day moving average of $1.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $0.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.06, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The company has a market capitalization of $76.21 million, a PE ratio of -0.15 and a beta of 1.64.

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

Insider Transactions at Teads

In other news, insider Mary Spilman purchased 105,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $0.99 per share, with a total value of $103,950.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider directly owned 1,505,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,489,950. This trade represents a 7.50% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Over the last ninety days, insiders have purchased 151,500 shares of company stock valued at $157,125. Corporate insiders own 11.99% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Teads

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. CastleKnight Management LP bought a new position in Teads in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Verition Fund Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Teads in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN purchased a new position in shares of Teads in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new position in shares of Teads in the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP bought a new position in shares of Teads in the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. 60.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Teads

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.