Jim Cramer - Mad MoneyThe Trade DeskTTDBUYJan 20, 2021
TTD helps companies manage data-driven ad campaigns on streaming video. Advertisers love streaming video. TTD sruged 280% last year, but has pulled back a lot since Christmas. Doesn't know why. Their last quarter was very good.
Are struggling to adapt to the AI era. One of the worst performers last year. Is -20% this year already. Nothing to do with earnings. They fired their CEO after only five months.
The S&P's worst performer in 2025 at -67.7%, as it struggles to adapt to AI and faces competition from richer companies like Amazon. They had a bad rollout on their own AI offering.
Is -10% in one week. The CEO, in the conference call, said he was disappointed in himself and isn't clear how much things have really changed and if they will change. Wait another quarter before deciding.
Just bought more. Meta and GOOG have dominated digital ad spending, but connected TV is now seeing more of that spend. TTD sits in the middle of this huge secular trend. They use AI well to help place those ads. You can buy it here for an impending breakout. But it's volatile.
Reported a beat and was upgraded today and shares are popping 18% and rebounding from last November's earnings debacle. Were concerns over the video ad market, and the outlook was not confident.