Criteo (NASDAQ:CRTO) Director Buys $99,992.13 in Stock

Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ:CRTO) Director Ernst 02494 Teunissen purchased 4,403 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $22.71 per share, for a total transaction of $99,992.13. Following the acquisition, the director owned 12,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $283,148.28. The trade was a 54.59% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Criteo Trading Down 1.2%

CRTO traded down $0.27 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $22.07. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 514,159 shares, compared to its average volume of 442,418. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.28 billion, a PE ratio of 7.41 and a beta of 0.42. Criteo S.A. has a fifty-two week low of $19.50 and a fifty-two week high of $47.26.

Criteo (NASDAQ:CRTO) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 analyst estimates of $281.70 million. Criteo had a return on equity of 19.54% and a net margin of 8.67%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.96 EPS. Criteo has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect that Criteo S.A. will post 3.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CRTO. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Criteo during the second quarter worth approximately $30,000. Covestor Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Criteo by 125.2% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,763 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 980 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in shares of Criteo by 1,376.7% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,270 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 1,184 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Criteo by 21.2% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,916 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $66,000 after acquiring an additional 511 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of Criteo by 81.2% in the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,878 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $69,000 after buying an additional 1,290 shares in the last quarter. 94.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of Criteo in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Criteo from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on Criteo from $42.00 to $41.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Criteo from $54.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, DA Davidson set a $38.00 price target on Criteo in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Criteo presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.33.

About Criteo

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.