The Trade Desk: The OpenAI Deal Looks More Than Just Rumors

Dair Sansyzbayev
10.2K Followers

Summary

  • The Trade Desk, Inc. remains fundamentally strong, with robust profitability, premium growth, and a fortress balance sheet supporting a Strong Buy rating.
  • TTD's Q4 showed 14.3% YoY revenue growth, FCF margin expansion to 30.5%, and an $866 million net cash position, enabling aggressive R&D investment.
  • Potential partnership with OpenAI is a credible bullish catalyst, leveraging TTD's demand-side platform and deep integration with major advertisers.
  • TTD trades at a significant discount to historical levels, with a $41 12-month target price justified by superior growth and profitability versus sector medians.

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My previous bullish thesis about The Trade Desk, Inc. (TTD) did not age well at all, as the share price has halved from $48 to $24, and yesterday's 18% spike after OpenAI-related optimism has recovered the share price

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About TTD Stock

SymbolLast Price% Chg
TTD
29.28-1.71%
Post29.24-0.14%
Chart
Combination chart with 2 data series.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying Time. Data ranges from 2026-03-02 09:30:00 to 2026-03-07 00:07:35.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from 23.28 to 31.75.
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Market Cap
$13.94B
PE (FWD)
14.18
Yield
-
Rev Growth (YoY)
18.47%
Short Interest
10.73%
Prev. Close
$29.79

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The chart has 1 X axis displaying Time. Data ranges from 2026-03-02 09:30:00 to 2026-03-06 16:00:00.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from 23.28 to 31.75.
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