Brokers Offer Predictions for Direct Digital Q1 Earnings

Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) – Equities researchers at Noble Financial issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Direct Digital in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 8th. Noble Financial analyst M. Kupinski forecasts that the company will earn ($0.98) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Direct Digital’s current full-year earnings is ($1.91) per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Direct Digital’s Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.52) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.48) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.47) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($1.50) EPS.

Direct Digital (NASDAQ:DRCT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 31st. The company reported ($22.00) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($17.58) by ($4.42). The company had revenue of $8.41 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.74 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($29.88) EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on DRCT. Wall Street Zen upgraded Direct Digital to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Direct Digital in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $330.00.

Direct Digital Stock Performance

Direct Digital stock opened at $0.67 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $366,366.00, a PE ratio of -0.01 and a beta of 6.04. Direct Digital has a one year low of $0.67 and a one year high of $67.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $1.14 and a 200 day moving average of $6.94.

Institutional Trading of Direct Digital

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Direct Digital stock. XTX Topco Ltd grew its stake in Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRCT) by 252.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 53,787 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 38,534 shares during the quarter. XTX Topco Ltd owned approximately 0.28% of Direct Digital worth $30,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. 4.02% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Direct Digital Company Profile

Direct Digital Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: DRCT) is a provider of cloud-based marketing software and services tailored to mortgage lenders and real estate professionals. The company’s integrated platform is designed to help its clients generate, nurture and convert leads through customer relationship management (CRM), automated marketing campaigns, customizable websites and digital content delivery. By combining proprietary tools with expert support, Direct Digital enables users to streamline workflows, improve customer engagement and drive growth in competitive markets.

The company’s flagship offerings include a CRM system that centralizes prospect and client data, marketing automation that triggers timely email and digital campaigns, and website solutions that are optimized for lead capture and search-engine visibility.