Tripadvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP) Receives Average Recommendation of “Reduce” from Analysts

Shares of Tripadvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” from the fourteen analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have issued a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $17.57.

Several brokerages have weighed in on TRIP. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Tripadvisor in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Tripadvisor from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $17.00 target price on shares of Tripadvisor in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. StockNews.com raised Tripadvisor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Tripadvisor in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in Tripadvisor by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,511 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $185,000 after buying an additional 997 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in Tripadvisor by 204.4% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,298 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 1,543 shares in the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd boosted its stake in Tripadvisor by 83.8% during the fourth quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 3,414 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 1,557 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in Tripadvisor by 65.3% during the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 4,499 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 1,777 shares in the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC bought a new position in Tripadvisor during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Institutional investors own 98.99% of the company’s stock.

Tripadvisor Stock Performance

TRIP stock opened at $14.98 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.10, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The firm has a market cap of $2.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 749.37, a P/E/G ratio of 9.01 and a beta of 1.35. Tripadvisor has a 12-month low of $12.93 and a 12-month high of $28.76. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $15.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $15.00.

Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The travel company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by ($0.08). Tripadvisor had a return on equity of 9.02% and a net margin of 0.33%. The company had revenue of $411.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $400.02 million. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Tripadvisor will post 0.46 EPS for the current year.

About Tripadvisor

TripAdvisor, Inc operates as an online travel company, primarily engages in the provision of travel guidance products and services worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Brand Tripadvisor, Viator, and TheFork. The Brand Tripadvisor segment offers travel guidance platforms for travelers to discover, generate, and share authentic user-generated content in the form of ratings and reviews for destinations, points-of-interest, experiences, accommodations, restaurants, and cruises.