I have profiled this Co a few times but never bought-
5/9 The analysts Prediction.)
DoubleVerify price target lowered to $31 from $35 at RBC Capital 05/09 DV RBC Capital analyst Matthew Hedberg lowered the firm's price target on DoubleVerify to $31 from $35 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. Hedberg expects DoubleVerify to deliver "solid" Q1 results,
but expects Q1 guidance to remain conservative given the macro uncertainty, with momentum building in 2H22 with company specific drivers in 2023, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
What Happened)
DoubleVerify reports Q1 EPS 3c, consensus 2c 05/10 DV Reports Q1 revenue $96.7M, consensus $89.87M. "We came out of the gate exceptionally strong in 2022," said Mark Zagorski, CEO of DoubleVerify. "Our investments in innovation and global scale have delivered record Q1 revenue and growth rates that exceeded our expectations. Revenue and volume on both activation and measurement grew as advertisers continued to embrace and expand their relationship with DV based on our essential, unbiased solutions. Our product innovation success, industry-leading accreditations in fast growing sectors such as programmatic and CTV and broader international footprint have yielded new enterprise client wins and meaningful expansion opportunities within our existing blue-chip customer base. We have raised our full year outlook and remain confident in our ability to sustain strong growth in 2022 and beyond."
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sees Q2 revenue $101M-$103M, consensus $99.29M 05/10 DV Sees Q2 adjusted EBITDA $27M-$29M.
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DoubleVerify raises FY22 revenue view to $439M-$445M from $429M-$437M 05/10 DV Consensus $432.86M. Raises FY22 adjusted EBITDA view to $131M-$137M from $126M-$134M.
Ok so company did what the analyst said they would not.... They boosted guidance not conservative -so what do the other analysts do? Cowards pile on...
DoubleVerify price target lowered to $35 from $40 at Canaccord 05/11 DV Canaccord analyst Michael Graham lowered the firm's price target on DoubleVerify to $35 from $40 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The analyst said the company's strong results and outlook are impressive in this market environment and should continue to attract investors looking for high-quality growth.
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DoubleVerify price target lowered to $26 from $30 at JPMorgan 05/11 DV JPMorgan analyst Mark Murphy lowered the firm's price target on DoubleVerify to $26 from $30 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The company reported a solid quarter with both revenue and adjusted EBITDA coming in significantly ahead of consensus estimates, Murphy tells investors in a research note.
The analyst cites lower peer multiples for the target drop.<---
This is why these guys are punks-- I've been watching them all reduce their sky high hype induced price targets for two months now and I am sick of it. WHEN HAS AN ANALYST SAID I AM WRONG! Punk behavior..
I don't want to be the only guy buying this stock!
DV is a BUY
DoubleVerify (NYSE:
DV)
went public in April 2021, raising approximately $359 million in gross proceeds in an IPO that was priced at $27.00 per share.
NOW $ 22.25/
The company's primary offerings include:
- DV Authentic Ad - quality tracking
- DV Authentic Attention - predictive digital ad performance
- Custom Contextual - programmatic ad enhancement
- Supply-Side Solutions
In the past 12 months, DV's stock price has fallen 36.3 percent vs. the U.S. S&P 500 Index's drop of 1.7 percent, as the chart below indicates: