Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) Stock Price Up 6.2% – Time to Buy?

Teads Holding Co. (NASDAQ:TEAD) rose 6.2% on Monday . The company traded as high as $0.8290 and last traded at $0.8233. 33,444 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 81% from the average session volume of 180,643 shares. The stock had previously closed at $0.7756.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TEAD has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on shares of Teads from $1.00 to $1.40 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Teads from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Teads from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, June 6th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Teads from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report 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, Teads presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $3.27.

Teads Stock Up 6.2%

The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.85 million, a P/E ratio of -0.16 and a beta of 1.64. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $1.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $0.85.

Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) last announced 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 return on equity of 17.58% and a negative net margin of 39.14%.

Insider Activity at Teads

In other news, insider Mary Spilman purchased 105,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the purchase, the insider owned 1,505,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have bought a total of 151,500 shares of company stock worth $157,125 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 11.99% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Teads

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of TEAD. Value Base Ltd. acquired a new stake in Teads during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,049,000. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of Teads in the 4th quarter worth approximately $212,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Teads in the 4th quarter worth approximately $119,000. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Teads in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $118,000. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Teads in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $87,000. 60.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.