Digital ad firm Taboola's Q3 revenue misses estimates 

Overview

• Israel-based digital advertising platform's Q3 revenue fell 6.9% and missed analyst expectations

• Gross profit for Q3 rose 9.6% year-over-year despite lower revenue

• Net income improved to $18.4 mln from $5.2 mln a year earlier

Outlook

• Taboola expects Q4 revenue between $477 mln and $493 mln

• Company forecasts Q4 adjusted EBITDA of $73.5 mln to $82.5 mln

• Taboola sees full-year 2026 revenue of $1.88 bln to $1.90 bln

Result Drivers

• PLATFORM EXPANSION - Co said results were driven by efforts to bring more premium publishers onto its platform and grow revenue with existing publisher partners

• INVESTMENTS IN GROWTH AREAS - Co cited investments in Taboola News and social commerce as contributing to performance

Company press release:

Key Details

Analyst Coverage

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

• The average consensus recommendation for the software peer group is "buy"

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Taboola.com Ltd is $5.50, about 61.8% above its November 3 closing price of $3.40

• The stock recently traded at 4 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 8 three months ago

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