Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report issued on Saturday.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings raised Teads from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Zacks Research lowered Teads from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $3.13.

Teads Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TEAD opened at $1.22 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $118.33 million, a PE ratio of -0.23 and a beta of 1.60. Teads has a fifty-two week low of $0.53 and a fifty-two week high of $3.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.06, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.04. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $0.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $0.78.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Mary Spilman acquired 105,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $0.99 per share, for a total transaction of $103,950.00. Following the acquisition, the insider owned 1,505,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,489,950. This trade represents a 7.50% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In the last three months, insiders have acquired 151,500 shares of company stock valued at $157,125. 11.99% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TEAD. Value Base Ltd. bought a new position in Teads in the 4th quarter worth $4,049,000. Geode Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Teads in the 4th quarter worth $602,000. State Street Corp bought a new position in Teads in the 4th quarter worth $483,000. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Teads in the 4th quarter worth $335,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in Teads in the 4th quarter worth $212,000. 60.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Teads Company Profile

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.