10 Top Performing European Stocks Heading into 2025

7) Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ:CRTO)

% Increase on a YTD Basis: ~44%

Average Upside Potential: ~43.7%

Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ:CRTO) is a technology company, which offers marketing and monetization services on the open Internet in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company has its headquarters in Paris, France.

Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ:CRTO) remains focused on positioning itself as a leading Commerce Media platform for the Open Web. The company leverages AI-driven tools, unique data, and targeting experience in order to offer advertising solutions. Its focus on becoming a comprehensive Commerce Media platform should differentiate it from the competitive adtech sector. Wall Street analysts believe that Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ:CRTO) can complement major players like Amazon in the retail media space, addressing the fragmentation issue that is being faced by several advertisers when trying to reach consumers throughout multiple platforms.

Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ:CRTO)’s ability to innovate and sustain its market share in the evolving digital advertising space should aid its long-term growth. Furthermore, the company is expected to be supported by its unique dataset and specialized offerings in retail media. As more and more retailers realize the value of monetizing their digital properties, Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ:CRTO)’s solutions might see higher adoption.

The company’s AI-driven tools and technologies and expertise in precision targeting on the open web form a base for strong and sustainable growth.

ClearBridge Investments, an investment management company, released its Q2 2024 investor letter. Here is what the fund said:

“New positions in the quarter were from a variety of sectors. Criteo S.A. (NASDAQ:CRTO), in the communication services sector, provides digital advertising technologies that help drive clients’ e-commerce businesses. While the company was previously reliant on third-party cookies to help optimize its products, management has spent the past five years pivoting away from this technology and focusing on building a leading presence in the burgeoning retail media space. We believe this transformation has reached a tipping point, and that the inherent growth opportunities in this new end market represent a higher growth rate then is currently reflected in the company’s valuation.”