Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) Hits New 1-Year Low – What’s Next?

Shares of The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $24.27 and last traded at $24.6590, with a volume of 1534259 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $25.10.

Key Headlines Impacting Trade Desk

Here are the key news stories impacting Trade Desk this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company launched the Ventura Ecosystem to deepen its connected-TV (CTV) footprint and improve transparency/monetization — a strategic product win that could support future CTV CPMs and revenue recovery. The Trade Desk Introduces the Ventura Ecosystem
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual bullish options flow: traders bought ~83,354 call contracts today (≈41% above average), signaling speculative optimism or event-driven positioning that can amplify upside moves.
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 reported EPS of $0.59 (in line with consensus) and revenue of $846.8M (slightly above the $840.6M estimate), showing underlying demand resilience but not a clear beat-and-raise. Trade Desk Q4 Press Release
• Neutral Sentiment: Wider market/analyst debate centers on whether revenue growth can re-accelerate after TTD’s steep multi-quarter share-price decline; pre-earnings pieces flagged revenue growth as the critical metric to watch. The Trade Desk Faces Its Most Important Revenue Test
• Negative Sentiment: FY Q1 revenue guidance was lowered to $678.0M vs. the Street’s $687.4M estimate — a miss that explains the selloff pressure and investor caution.
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: coverage and headlines called the stock “crumbling” after Q4/guidance; the tone likely amplified downward momentum. The Trade Desk Stock Crumbles After Q4
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst pressure: Wedbush reiterated concerns about competitive headwinds and trimmed its 12-month target to $23, signaling cautious institutional views on near-term upside. Trade Desk faces rising competition—Wedbush
• Negative Sentiment: Notable investor moves: reports show at least one prominent hedge-fund manager sold its entire TTD stake, adding to negative sentiment around conviction from large holders. Philippe Laffont’s Fund Sold Its Trade Desk Stake

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Cfra reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of Trade Desk in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Truist Financial set a $60.00 price target on Trade Desk and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Susquehanna cut their price objective on Trade Desk from $135.00 to $85.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 7th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 target price (down from $60.00) on shares of Trade Desk in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 target price (down from $65.00) on shares of Trade Desk in a report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $57.58.

Trade Desk Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $12.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.92, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.10. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $33.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $42.34.

Trade Desk announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Thursday, November 6th that permits the company to repurchase $500.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the technology company to buy up to 2.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Trading of Trade Desk

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in TTD. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Trade Desk by 271.1% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,354,274 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,781,723,000 after purchasing an additional 26,559,005 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Trade Desk by 27.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 56,875,852 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,787,486,000 after buying an additional 12,321,000 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Trade Desk during the 4th quarter worth about $197,550,000. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Trade Desk by 1,041.1% in the 4th quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 4,710,847 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $178,824,000 after acquiring an additional 4,298,009 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Trade Desk by 52.1% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,314,817 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $884,860,000 after acquiring an additional 4,218,975 shares during the last quarter. 67.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.