Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.01 EPS

Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The technology company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.01, FiscalAI reports. The firm had revenue of $739.43 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $719.11 million. Trade Desk had a return on equity of 15.19% and a net margin of 15.57%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.41 earnings per share. Trade Desk updated its Q4 2025 guidance to EPS.

Trade Desk Trading Down 5.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:TTD traded down $2.70 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $43.20. 29,680,222 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 12,098,599. Trade Desk has a twelve month low of $41.77 and a twelve month high of $141.53. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $50.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $62.66. The stock has a market cap of $21.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.05, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.43.

Trade Desk declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Thursday, November 6th that permits the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the technology company to reacquire up to 2.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on TTD. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on shares of Trade Desk from $80.00 to $70.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $82.00 target price (up from $80.00) on shares of Trade Desk in a research note on Friday. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on Trade Desk from $80.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Citigroup reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Trade Desk in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, HSBC reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $56.00 target price on shares of Trade Desk in a report on Monday, August 11th. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $80.58.

Insider Transactions at Trade Desk

In other news, Director Andrea Lee Cunningham sold 1,403 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.20, for a total value of $67,624.60. Following the sale, the director directly owned 5,035 shares in the company, valued at $242,687. This represents a 21.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 10.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Trade Desk

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TTD. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Trade Desk by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,586 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $539,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Visionary Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in shares of Trade Desk by 3.3% in the second quarter. Visionary Wealth Advisors now owns 10,119 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $728,000 after acquiring an additional 327 shares during the last quarter. Kensington Investment Counsel LLC lifted its position in shares of Trade Desk by 1.0% in the second quarter. Kensington Investment Counsel LLC now owns 36,427 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,622,000 after acquiring an additional 362 shares in the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Trade Desk by 24.3% during the fourth 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. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Trade Desk by 4.8% during the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 14,216 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,023,000 after acquiring an additional 645 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.77% of the company’s stock.

Trade Desk Company Profile

The Trade Desk, Inc operates as a technology company in the United States and internationally. The company offers a self-service cloud-based platform that allows buyers to plan, manage, optimize, and measure data-driven digital advertising campaigns across various ad formats and channels, including video, display, audio, digital-out-of-home, native, and social on various devices, such as computers, mobile devices, televisions, and streaming devices.