Q4 EPS Estimates for Trade Desk Cut by Seaport Res Ptn

The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTD) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Trade Desk in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.46 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.53. The consensus estimate for Trade Desk’s current full-year earnings is $0.87 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Trade Desk’s FY2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS.

Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The technology company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by ($0.21). Trade Desk had a return on equity of 13.17% and a net margin of 13.34%.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Citizens Jmp upgraded Trade Desk to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Trade Desk from $116.00 to $148.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on Trade Desk from $150.00 to $135.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on Trade Desk from $160.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price objective on Trade Desk from $155.00 to $130.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, twenty-three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $120.97.

Trade Desk Price Performance

Shares of TTD opened at $80.03 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $119.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $115.53. The stock has a market cap of $39.50 billion, a PE ratio of 131.20, a P/E/G ratio of 3.63 and a beta of 1.45. Trade Desk has a 12 month low of $76.12 and a 12 month high of $141.53.

Trade Desk declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, February 12th that allows the company to buyback $564.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the technology company to repurchase up to 0.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other Trade Desk news, CEO Jeffrey Terry Green sold 18,207 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.44, for a total transaction of $2,283,886.08. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 704,229 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $88,338,485.76. The trade was a 2.52 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Samantha Jacobson sold 4,298 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.56, for a total transaction of $509,570.88. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 90,709 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,754,459.04. This trade represents a 4.52 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 41,029 shares of company stock worth $5,004,296. Insiders own 9.72% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Trade Desk

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ithaka Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Trade Desk by 4.5% in the third quarter. Ithaka Group LLC now owns 112,888 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $12,378,000 after acquiring an additional 4,836 shares during the last quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC increased its position in Trade Desk by 33.0% during the third quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 17,308 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,898,000 after buying an additional 4,296 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its position in Trade Desk by 36.2% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,347,318 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $159,132,000 after buying an additional 358,350 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in Trade Desk by 2,461.2% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 73,559 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $8,066,000 after buying an additional 70,687 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swiss National Bank increased its position in Trade Desk by 0.3% during the third quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 1,321,400 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $144,892,000 after buying an additional 4,500 shares during the last quarter. 67.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Trade Desk

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.