Rosenblatt Securities Cuts Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) Price Target to $53.00

Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) had its price target dropped by research analysts at Rosenblatt Securities from $64.00 to $53.00 in a research note issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the technology company’s stock. Rosenblatt Securities’ price objective suggests a potential upside of 56.76% from the company’s previous close.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Citizens Jmp downgraded shares of Trade Desk from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday. Wedbush decreased their price objective on shares of Trade Desk from $50.00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 8th. Benchmark raised Trade Desk from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $65.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Truist Financial set a $60.00 target price on Trade Desk in a report on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $80.00 price target on Trade Desk and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $66.67.

Trade Desk Trading Down 7.5%

NASDAQ TTD opened at $33.81 on Tuesday. Trade Desk has a 12 month low of $33.43 and a 12 month high of $125.80. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $37.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $50.51. The stock has a market cap of $16.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.11.

Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The technology company reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.01. Trade Desk had a return on equity of 16.00% and a net margin of 15.72%.The firm had revenue of $739.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $719.11 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.41 EPS. Trade Desk’s quarterly revenue was up 17.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, 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 plan on Thursday, November 6th that permits the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the technology company to reacquire up to 2.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Trade Desk

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Moran Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Trade Desk in the fourth quarter worth approximately $5,640,000. Merit Financial Group LLC raised its position in Trade Desk by 370.2% in the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 28,124 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,068,000 after acquiring an additional 22,143 shares during the period. CWM LLC raised its position in Trade Desk by 332.7% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 81,332 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,087,000 after acquiring an additional 62,537 shares during the period. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in shares of Trade Desk by 20.3% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 609,285 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $23,128,000 after acquiring an additional 102,677 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Patten Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Trade Desk during the 4th quarter valued at $456,000. 67.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Trade Desk News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Tahnil Davis named interim CFO — an internal, 11‑year finance executive who served as Chief Accounting Officer. Her appointment should preserve accounting continuity and limit disruption while the company searches for a permanent CFO. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Company reaffirmed leadership is conducting a search for a permanent successor and Davis will report to CEO Jeff Green — reduces some uncertainty but still leaves a longer‑term governance question open. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: CFO resignation (Alex Kayyal) spooked investors — sudden exits in finance leadership raise questions about near‑term execution and reporting stability, especially after a prior CFO transition. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 2025 revenue guidance came in roughly $840M vs. consensus ~$841.4M — a small miss that, combined with leadership uncertainty, amplified selling pressure. (Guidance update was released in the company’s earnings/guidance materials and cited in market coverage.) Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Shares hit a new 52‑week low and declined sharply on the news — technical weakness can attract momentum selling and prompt short‑term downside until leadership clarity or better guidance restores confidence. Article Title

Trade Desk Company Profile

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.