Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) Rating Lowered to “Strong Sell” at Wall Street Zen

Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Saturday.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research downgraded Teads from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Teads from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on shares of Teads from $1.40 to $1.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $1.00.

Teads Stock Performance

Shares of Teads stock opened at $0.69 on Friday. 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 firm has a market cap of $66.93 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.12 and a beta of 1.65. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $0.96 and its 200-day moving average is $0.86. Teads has a one year low of $0.53 and a one year high of $2.00.

Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported ($0.41) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Teads had a negative return on equity of 37.44% and a negative net margin of 43.32%.The firm had revenue of $284.59 million for the quarter.

Insider Transactions at Teads

In related news, insider Mary Spilman bought 105,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $0.99 per share, for a total transaction of $103,950.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider owned 1,505,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,489,950. The trade was a 7.50% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders bought a total of 151,500 shares of company stock worth $157,125 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 11.99% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Teads during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $662,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Teads in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $430,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Teads by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 319,401 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 17,976 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Teads by 368.5% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 381,771 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,000 after buying an additional 300,290 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new position in shares of Teads in the fourth quarter valued at $35,000. 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.