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Trade Desk Shares Rebound After-Hours as Three Senior Leaders Exit

Agency audits now put The Trade Desk’s client revenue at risk.

Overview

  • Shares ticked up to $21.40 in late trading following Tuesday’s 6.8% slide that pushed the stock near a 52-week low.
  • Three senior executives are leaving at once, including CMO Ian Colley, communications lead Melinda Zurich, and consumer products SVP Matthew Henick, and a board director, Lise J. Buyer, resigned effective April 3.
  • CEO Jeff Green said the company has not failed any audit, stating in a public post that “TTD has not failed any audit ever.”
  • Publicis is no longer recommending the platform after a third-party review, and Jefferies noted that Omnicom is running an independent audit.
  • Analysts have turned cautious, with Wells Fargo trimming its price target to $24 and prior cuts from Stifel and Jefferies citing uncertainty over potential client losses.