Teads names two executives at the company behind Outbrain stock
Published on 10/01/2026 at 14:05 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Teads named Alex Underwood and Alena Morris to senior commercial roles on September 15, 2026, placing the former Outbrain business behind Outbrain stock under a new sales strategy. Yahoo Finance reported that Underwood became managing director of North America and Morris joined as senior vice president for client solutions and strategic products.
Commercial reset follows weak quarter
The appointments follow Teads' second-quarter 2026 results, which covered the period ended June 30, 2026. According to PPC Land on August 6, 2026, revenue fell 17.00 percent year over year to USD 284.6 million, while the net loss widened to USD 42.5 million from USD 14.3 million.
Adjusted EBITDA dropped 74.00 percent year over year to USD 7.0 million, below the prior guidance range of USD 14.0 million to USD 22.0 million. Teads suspended its full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance, including the previously stated target of approximately USD 100.0 million.
CTV grows as direct response contracts
The operating split is central to the new commercial structure. Enterprise customers generated USD 89.0 million of second-quarter Ex-TAC gross profit, while direct response and small business produced USD 34.0 million, down 30.00 percent year over year, according to PPC Land.
Connected television provided the counterweight: CTV revenue grew 67.00 percent year over year and reached 13.00 percent of second-quarter revenue, compared with 7.00 percent in the second quarter of 2025. The figures show why Teads is emphasizing enterprise agencies and screen-based advertising while its legacy open-web exposure weakens.
Teads replaces the Outbrain identity
Teads Holding Co. is the current corporate identity of Outbrain Inc. and trades on Nasdaq under the ticker TEAD. Its investor-relations page describes an omnichannel advertising platform using predictive artificial intelligence across screens, with direct partnerships covering more than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers and a global team of around 1,700 people.
The company is headquartered in New York. For investors tracking Outbrain stock, the key comparison is now between the expanding CTV business and the shrinking direct-response operation, with the second-quarter revenue decline and suspended guidance defining the near-term financial backdrop.
Teads and Outbrain stock facts
- Company: Teads Holding Co.
- Ticker: TEAD
- Primary exchange: Nasdaq
- Sector / Industry: Communication Services / Internet Services
- Business scale: More than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers
