The Trade Desk (TTD) – Roku (ROKU) – May 4, 2024
The Trade Desk and Roku are partnering. Roku will plug TTD’s ad-buying platform into its ecosystem to uplift targeting and measurement for marketers. It also includes a data-sharing agreement to sharpen the signal for The Trade Desk’s algorithms. This is one of many votes of confidence in TTD’s platform — and this time from one of the most tech-forward and innovative firms in the space. This is yet another tailwind for streaming advertising. Whether it’s Disney, NBC, Paramount or many others, streamers are lining up to partner with TTD to maximize impression value and fund expensive content spending. And thanks to The Trade Desk’s unmatched return on ad spend (ROAS) for advertisers, buyers are happy to pay the premium.
The result of this formula has been a powerful, cycle-defying structural tailwind that has supported The Trade Desk’s business for several years. And the runway for growth here is still miles-long.
TTD will report earnings next week. I am very confident in the numbers being stellar. I have no idea how the expensive stock will react. And? As long as the data is good, I won’t care.