Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) Lowered to “Hold” Rating by Loop Capital

Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) was downgraded by investment analysts at Loop Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Thursday,Finviz reports. They currently have a $25.00 price objective on the technology company’s stock. Loop Capital’s target price indicates a potential downside of 0.64% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on TTD. Moffett Nathanson reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Trade Desk in a report on Thursday. Citizens Jmp lowered Trade Desk from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 target price (down from $65.00) on shares of Trade Desk in a research note on Monday. New Street Research downgraded shares of Trade Desk from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $17.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research raised Trade Desk from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Trade Desk has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $55.36.

Trade Desk Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:TTD opened at $25.16 on Thursday. Trade Desk has a 1 year low of $23.78 and a 1 year high of $91.45. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $32.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.17 billion, a PE ratio of 28.92, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.10.

Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The technology company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.59. Trade Desk had a return on equity of 16.00% and a net margin of 15.72%.The company had revenue of $846.79 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $840.56 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.59 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Trade Desk will post 1.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Trade Desk announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, November 6th that permits the company to repurchase $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the technology company to repurchase up to 2.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Trade Desk

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Trade Desk by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,586 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $539,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Trade Desk by 24.3% in the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 2,480 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $291,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP grew its position in Trade Desk by 75.5% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 5,275 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $289,000 after purchasing an additional 2,269 shares during the period. Ethic Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Trade Desk by 59.9% in the 2nd quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 5,657 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $392,000 after buying an additional 2,119 shares during the period. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Trade Desk by 11.9% in the second quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 18,218 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,312,000 after buying an additional 1,936 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.77% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Trade Desk

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

• Positive Sentiment: Board authorizes $350 million share repurchase program — management approved buybacks representing ~2.9% of shares, which can support the stock and signal management thinks shares are undervalued. RTT News: Stock Buybacks
• Positive Sentiment: Launched Ventura Ecosystem to deepen CTV partnerships — the initiative aims to improve transparency and CPMs for programmatic streaming, supporting longer-term CTV monetization growth. The Trade Desk Introduces the Ventura Ecosystem (Yahoo Finance)
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 results: revenue slightly beat, EPS in line — revenue was $846.8M (up 14.3% YoY), beating Street estimates; non‑GAAP EPS matched consensus at $0.59, so the quarter itself was not a shock. The Trade Desk Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Call materials and transcript available for detail — investors can review management’s commentary and slide deck for color on client trends and margin guidance. Q4 Results — Earnings Call Presentation (Seeking Alpha)
• Negative Sentiment: Soft Q1 guidance spooked investors — management guided Q1 revenue to about $678M, below consensus (~$687M), raising worries that the high‑teen growth trajectory isn’t being sustained. That miss is the main reason shares moved downward. The Trade Desk Tops Q4 Estimates but Tumbles as Weak Q1 Guidance Spooks Investors (24/7 Wall St.)
• Negative Sentiment: Growth concerns and client pressure — analysts and press flagged slowing spend among automotive and packaged‑goods clients and intensified competition from closed ecosystems; some firms have trimmed targets or maintained neutral ratings as a result. Trade Desk’s stock slides as growth slowdown unnerves Wall Street (MarketWatch) The Trade Desk Faces Rising Competition (Proactive Investors)

About Trade Desk

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.