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DA Davidson Reiterates Buy Rating on Criteo S.A. (CRTO) Amid Reports of M&A Interest

July 7, 2026 8:55 AM

DA Davidson analyst Tom White reiterated a Buy rating and $24.00 price target on Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ: CRTO).

The analyst commented, "CRTO's story isn't squeaky clean, but, with the stock trading at ~1.6x our 2026 EV/EBITDA prior to today's move, we're not surprised that it's attracting some M&A interest at current levels (we note CRTO had been on the D.A. Davidson STAMPEDE list for its M&A potential for some time, before we removed it ~18 months ago). CRTO also has a handful of potential upcoming catalysts that we believe an acquirer might look to get in front of, including: • Ramp in ChatGPT advertising partnership - CRTO was the first ad tech company to formally parter with OpenAI on advertising for ChatGPT. • The recent pick-up in ad tech M&A - including the Publicis acquisition of LiveRamp and WMT's acquisition of Vibe.co. • CRTO's re-domiciling process - first to Luxembourg (expected to be complete in 3Q'26) before an eventual re-domiciling to the United States."

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Shares of Criteo S.A. closed at $23.17 yesterday.

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