Taboola.com Ltd. (NASDAQ:TBLA) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Taboola.com Ltd. (NASDAQ:TBLA) have received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $5.00.

Several analysts recently weighed in on TBLA shares. Zacks Research raised shares of Taboola.com from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Taboola.com in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Taboola.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $4.50 price objective on shares of Taboola.com in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Taboola.com from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th.

Taboola.com Trading Down 2.9%

TBLA opened at $3.30 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $3.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $3.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. Taboola.com has a 12 month low of $2.50 and a 12 month high of $4.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $816.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.00 and a beta of 1.34.

Taboola.com (NASDAQ:TBLA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $522.31 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $537.80 million. Taboola.com had a net margin of 2.21% and a return on equity of 11.97%. Taboola.com’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.10 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Taboola.com

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Abacus Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Taboola.com during the 4th quarter worth about $48,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Taboola.com during the 2nd quarter worth about $43,000. DGS Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Taboola.com during the fourth quarter worth approximately $55,000. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Taboola.com during the third quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors acquired a new position in Taboola.com in the second quarter valued at approximately $46,000. 42.89% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Taboola.com

Taboola.com (NASDAQ: TBLA) operates a leading content discovery platform that connects advertisers with premium publishers through native advertising and personalized recommendations. The company’s technology analyzes user behavior and contextual information to deliver promoted content, video, and product recommendations to audiences across a network of thousands of websites and mobile apps. By leveraging machine learning and big data, Taboola helps publishers generate incremental revenue while enabling advertisers to reach engaged users at scale.

Taboola’s suite of products includes feed placements, video recommendations, and sponsored content units designed to blend seamlessly with editorial pages.