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The Trade Desk (TTD) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
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The Trade Desk (TTD - Free Report) closed at $245.43 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.45% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.69%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.65%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.58%.
Coming into today, shares of the digital-advertising platform operator had gained 6.29% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 2.27%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.36%.
Investors will be hoping for strength from TTD as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be August 8, 2019. On that day, TTD is projected to report earnings of $0.68 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 13.33%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $155.09 million, up 38.06% from the year-ago period.
TTD's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $2.93 per share and revenue of $649.96 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +8.52% and +36.18%, respectively.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for TTD should also be noted by investors. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. TTD is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Investors should also note TTD's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 85.08. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 28.51.
Also, we should mention that TTD has a PEG ratio of 4.25. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Internet - Services industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 3.53 as of yesterday's close.
The Internet - Services industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 103, putting it in the top 41% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.
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The Trade Desk (TTD) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
The Trade Desk (TTD - Free Report) closed at $245.43 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.45% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.69%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.65%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.58%.
Coming into today, shares of the digital-advertising platform operator had gained 6.29% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 2.27%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.36%.
Investors will be hoping for strength from TTD as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be August 8, 2019. On that day, TTD is projected to report earnings of $0.68 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 13.33%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $155.09 million, up 38.06% from the year-ago period.
TTD's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $2.93 per share and revenue of $649.96 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +8.52% and +36.18%, respectively.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for TTD should also be noted by investors. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. TTD is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Investors should also note TTD's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 85.08. This valuation marks a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 28.51.
Also, we should mention that TTD has a PEG ratio of 4.25. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Internet - Services industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 3.53 as of yesterday's close.
The Internet - Services industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 103, putting it in the top 41% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.