TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP) Receives Average Rating of “Reduce” from Brokerages

TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” from the ten research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have given a hold rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $17.3611.

A number of analysts have issued reports on TRIP shares. Citigroup lifted their price objective on TripAdvisor from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Bank of America started coverage on TripAdvisor in a research note on Monday, July 14th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 price objective on the stock. B. Riley lifted their price objective on TripAdvisor from $17.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen downgraded TripAdvisor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 14th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of TripAdvisor in a research note on Sunday, August 10th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On TripAdvisor

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in TripAdvisor by 6.3% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 656,986 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $9,704,000 after buying an additional 38,858 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG increased its position in TripAdvisor by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 444,809 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $6,570,000 after buying an additional 2,194 shares in the last quarter. Ethic Inc. acquired a new position in TripAdvisor during the 4th quarter valued at about $163,000. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc increased its position in TripAdvisor by 9.3% during the 4th quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 53,615 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $792,000 after buying an additional 4,550 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in TripAdvisor by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 63,299 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $935,000 after buying an additional 6,465 shares in the last quarter. 98.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

TripAdvisor Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TRIP opened at $17.90 on Friday. TripAdvisor has a 1-year low of $10.43 and a 1-year high of $19.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $17.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $14.95. The company has a market capitalization of $2.08 billion, a PE ratio of 37.29, a PEG ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.27.

TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The travel company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $529.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $529.91 million. TripAdvisor had a return on equity of 12.40% and a net margin of 3.53%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.39 earnings per share. TripAdvisor has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that TripAdvisor will post 0.46 EPS for the current fiscal 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.