Criteo (NASDAQ:CRTO) Director Ernst 02494 Teunissen Acquires 4,403 Shares of Stock

Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ:CRTO) Director Ernst 02494 Teunissen purchased 4,403 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $22.71 per share, for a total transaction of $99,992.13. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 12,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $283,148.28. This represents a 54.59% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Criteo Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CRTO opened at $22.07 on Wednesday. Criteo S.A. has a 1-year low of $19.50 and a 1-year high of $47.26. The company has a market capitalization of $1.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.41 and a beta of 0.42. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $21.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $24.46.

Criteo (NASDAQ:CRTO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.42. Criteo had a net margin of 8.67% and a return on equity of 19.54%. The business had revenue of $469.66 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $281.70 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.96 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. Criteo has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Criteo S.A. will post 3.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on CRTO. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Criteo from $54.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. DA Davidson set a $38.00 target price on shares of Criteo in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Benchmark lowered their target price on shares of Criteo from $42.00 to $38.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Criteo from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of Criteo from $42.00 to $41.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Criteo presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.33.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Criteo

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its stake in Criteo by 21.4% during the first quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,413 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 426 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its stake in Criteo by 1.7% during the second quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 38,594 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $925,000 after purchasing an additional 655 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its stake in Criteo by 5.9% during the first quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 12,070 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $427,000 after purchasing an additional 672 shares in the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its stake in Criteo by 6.0% during the second quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 13,683 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $332,000 after purchasing an additional 780 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in Criteo by 12.0% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 7,317 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $175,000 after purchasing an additional 785 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.27% of the company’s stock.

About Criteo

Criteo SA, a technology company, provides marketing and monetization services on the open Internet in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company's Criteo Shopper Graph, which derives clients' proprietary commerce data, such as transaction activity on their digital properties.