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

Shares of Taboola.com Ltd. (NASDAQ:TBLA) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $5.00.

TBLA has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded Taboola.com from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Taboola.com in a research note 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 target on shares of Taboola.com in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities upped their price target on shares of Taboola.com from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th.

Taboola.com Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TBLA opened at $3.22 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $3.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $3.67. The stock has a market cap of $797.14 million, a P/E ratio of 21.47 and a beta of 1.34. Taboola.com has a 1-year low of $2.50 and a 1-year high of $4.65.

Taboola.com (NASDAQ:TBLA) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by ($0.01). Taboola.com had a return on equity of 11.97% and a net margin of 2.21%.The business had revenue of $522.31 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $537.80 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.10 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Taboola.com

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of TBLA. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Taboola.com in the third quarter valued at about $42,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in Taboola.com during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Captrust Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Taboola.com in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $46,000. Abacus Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Taboola.com in the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,000. Finally, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Taboola.com in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Institutional investors own 42.89% of the company’s stock.

Taboola.com Company Profile

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.