Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) CEO David Kostman Buys 13,500 Shares

Teads Holding Co. (NASDAQ:TEAD) CEO David Kostman acquired 13,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $1.07 per share, with a total value of $14,445.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 1,553,437 shares in the company, valued at $1,662,177.59. This represents a 0.88% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

David Kostman also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, June 1st, David Kostman acquired 15,000 shares of Teads stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $1.19 per share, with a total value of $17,850.00.
• On Friday, May 29th, David Kostman acquired 18,000 shares of Teads stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $1.16 per share, with a total value of $20,880.00.

Teads Stock Down 8.5%

Shares of NASDAQ TEAD opened at $1.08 on Wednesday. Teads Holding Co. has a 12-month low of $0.53 and a 12-month high of $3.13. The stock has a market cap of $104.26 million, a PE ratio of -0.21 and a beta of 1.60. 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 company has a 50-day moving average of $0.86 and a 200 day moving average of $0.77.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Teads from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Teads from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Teads from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $3.13.

Institutional Trading of Teads

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of Teads by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 319,401 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 17,976 shares during the period. CastleKnight Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Teads in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Verition Fund Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Teads in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN purchased a new stake in shares of Teads in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new position in shares of Teads during the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.44% of the company’s stock.

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.