Rosenblatt Securities Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) Stock Price

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

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on TTD. Citigroup cut shares of Trade Desk from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday. Truist Financial set a $60.00 price objective on Trade Desk in a research report on Monday. Wall Street Zen raised Trade Desk from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Trade Desk from $50.00 to $42.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Exane BNP Paribas raised Trade Desk to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $66.67.

Trade Desk Stock Down 7.5%

NASDAQ TTD opened at $33.81 on Tuesday. Trade Desk has a 52 week low of $33.43 and a 52 week high of $125.80. The company has a market capitalization of $16.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.11. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $37.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $50.51.

Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) last released its 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 net margin of 15.72% and a return on equity of 16.00%. The company had revenue of $739.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $719.11 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.41 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 17.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that Trade Desk will post 1.06 EPS for the current year.

Trade Desk declared that its Board of Directors 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 repurchase up to 2.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Trading of Trade Desk

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC increased its position in Trade Desk by 2.8% in the second quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC now owns 4,457 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $321,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. STF Management LP grew its stake in shares of Trade Desk by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. STF Management LP now owns 6,627 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $477,000 after buying an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Trade Desk by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 4,239 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $305,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. HighMark Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Trade Desk by 46.2% in the 2nd quarter. HighMark Wealth Management LLC now owns 478 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Trade Desk by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,586 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $539,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. 67.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.