
Shares of ad-tech firm Trade Desk TTD.O plunge 27% to $89.81 premarket
Q1 revenue forecast falls short of estimates on softer demand for its digital advertising services in the connected TV market
The outlook is for the period following the holiday season where analysts expected retailers to double down on advertising, with a focus on political ad spending during the U.S. presidential elections
Q4 revenue also misses estimates, the first top-line miss for the company in at least five years, per LSEG data
At least five brokerages trim PT on stock after results
"There were likely several factors leading to the first ever miss in company history, but mgmt primarily cited the sales reorganization and subsequently slower than expected adoption of Kokai" - Jefferies
TTD shares up 65% over the past 12 months compared to 23% rise in the Nasdaq 100 .NDX