Criteo (NASDAQ:CRTO) Sets New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ:CRTO)’s share price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $19.40 and last traded at $19.53, with a volume of 61431 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $19.91.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CRTO has been the subject of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Criteo from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Zacks Research raised shares of Criteo from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of Criteo in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Benchmark dropped their price objective on Criteo from $42.00 to $38.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, DA Davidson set a $38.00 target price on Criteo in a report on Thursday, October 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Criteo has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.33.

Criteo Trading Down 0.5%

The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $21.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $23.61. The stock has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.64 and a beta of 0.56.

Criteo (NASDAQ:CRTO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.42. The company had revenue of $469.66 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $281.70 million. Criteo had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 19.54%. The firm’s revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.96 EPS. Criteo has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Criteo S.A. will post 3.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Ernst 02494 Teunissen acquired 4,403 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $22.71 per share, with a total value of $99,992.13. Following the acquisition, the director owned 12,468 shares in the company, valued at approximately $283,148.28. This represents a 54.59% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Der Kooi Frederik Van bought 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $21.52 per share, with a total value of $107,600.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 21,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $464,832. This represents a 30.12% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders have bought a total of 11,702 shares of company stock worth $259,573 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.66% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Criteo

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Criteo in the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Covestor Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Criteo by 125.2% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,763 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 980 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in shares of Criteo by 1,376.7% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,270 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 1,184 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in Criteo by 142.3% during the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,081 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 1,222 shares during the period. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Criteo by 21.2% in the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,916 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 511 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.27% of the company’s stock.

Criteo Company Profile

Criteo SA, a technology company, provides marketing and monetization services on the open Internet in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company's Criteo Shopper Graph, which derives clients' proprietary commerce data, such as transaction activity on their digital properties.