Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) Cut to “Hold” at Zacks Research

Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) was downgraded by equities researchers at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

Separately, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Teads from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Sunday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $3.13.

Teads Price Performance

Shares of Teads stock opened at $1.15 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $111.54 million, a PE ratio of -0.22 and a beta of 1.50. Teads has a 12-month low of $0.53 and a 12-month high of $3.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.06. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $0.78 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $0.77.

Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported ($0.38) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Teads had a negative net margin of 39.14% and a negative return on equity of 17.58%. The business had revenue of $265.98 million for the quarter.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Teads

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. CastleKnight Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Teads in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Verition Fund Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Teads during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN purchased a new stake in Teads during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new stake in shares of Teads in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP acquired a new position in Teads during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $37,000. 60.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.