Viant Technology (NASDAQ:DSP) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Rosenblatt Securities Analyst Says

Viant Technology (NASDAQ:DSP) had its price target lifted by research analysts at Rosenblatt Securities from $20.00 to $24.00 in a research note issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities’ price objective points to a potential upside of 70.33% from the stock’s current price.

DSP has been the subject of several other reports. Weiss Ratings raised Viant Technology from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday. DA Davidson upped their price target on Viant Technology from $16.00 to $16.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Viant Technology in a research note on Tuesday. B. Riley Financial raised their price objective on Viant Technology from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Viant Technology from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $18.57.

Viant Technology Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ DSP opened at $14.09 on Tuesday. Viant Technology has a 52-week low of $8.11 and a 52-week high of $14.80. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $12.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $11.33. The stock has a market cap of $923.32 million, a P/E ratio of 39.14 and a beta of 1.08.

Viant Technology (NASDAQ:DSP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.09. Viant Technology had a net margin of 2.51% and a return on equity of 2.40%. The firm had revenue of $104.25 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $59.65 million. Analysts predict that Viant Technology will post -0.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Viant Technology news, COO Christopher Vanderhook sold 2,500 shares of Viant Technology stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.96, for a total value of $27,400.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, major shareholder Capital V. Llc sold 7,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.96, for a total transaction of $82,200.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 37,500 shares in the company, valued at $411,000. This represents a 16.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 167,853 shares of company stock worth $1,947,895. 29.43% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Viant Technology

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Viant Technology by 16.4% in the first quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,347,163 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,088,000 after acquiring an additional 190,248 shares during the last quarter. Norwood Investment Partners LP purchased a new stake in shares of Viant Technology during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,186,000. Royce & Associates LP increased its stake in shares of Viant Technology by 72.3% during the 4th quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 912,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,981,000 after purchasing an additional 382,664 shares during the last quarter. Nano Cap New Millennium Growth Fund L P bought a new stake in shares of Viant Technology in the 4th quarter worth approximately $873,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in shares of Viant Technology by 202.3% in the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 2,772 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 1,855 shares during the period. 11.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Viant Technology

Here are the key news stories impacting Viant Technology this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record Q2 performance: Viant reported earnings of $0.12 per share and revenue of $104.25 million. Those results exceeded the company’s guidance and the consensus figures cited by MarketBeat, which were $0.03 EPS and $59.65 million in revenue. Management said the business is entering a phase of accelerated growth. Viant Technology Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: AI and growth narrative: Investor attention remains focused on Viant’s AI traction and the potential for its technology to support continued expansion in digital advertising. The earnings call reinforced the company’s growth outlook and highlighted the strong quarterly execution. Why Is Viant Technology AI Traction in Focus on Monday? Viant Technology Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Board appointment: Viant appointed Craig Abrahams to its board of directors. The move may add relevant leadership and governance experience, but no immediate financial impact was provided. Viant Technology Appoints Craig Abrahams to Board
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed earnings comparison: Zacks reported that the $0.12 EPS result missed its $0.13 consensus estimate, although earnings improved from $0.09 a year earlier. This could temper the reaction to the otherwise strong revenue and guidance performance. Viant Technology Misses Q2 Earnings Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Q3 revenue outlook is slightly below expectations: Viant guided for third-quarter revenue of $107.5 million to $110.5 million, compared with the $110 million consensus estimate. The midpoint is modestly below expectations, creating a potential near-term headwind.

About Viant Technology

Viant Technology Inc (Nasdaq: DSP) is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) advertising technology company that delivers data-driven solutions to marketers and agencies. Its core offering, Adelphic, is a programmatic demand-side platform (DSP) that empowers clients to plan, execute and optimize digital ad campaigns across desktop, mobile, connected TV and other emerging channels.

Complementing its DSP, Viant offers PeopleCloud, a people-based data management platform (DMP) that aggregates and normalizes first- and third-party audience data.