Noble Financial Has Negative View of Travelzoo Q2 Earnings

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Noble Financial lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Travelzoo in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 30th. Noble Financial analyst M. Kupinski now forecasts that the information services provider will earn $0.22 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.30. The consensus estimate for Travelzoo's current full-year earnings is $1.09 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Travelzoo's FY2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.43 EPS.

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The information services provider reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $23.14 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $22.99 million. Travelzoo had a return on equity of 210.54% and a net margin of 16.67%.

Separately, Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $17.00 price target on shares of Travelzoo in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th.

Travelzoo Stock Up 3.7 %

TZOO stock traded up $0.53 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $14.71. The company's stock had a trading volume of 129,986 shares, compared to its average volume of 128,002. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $13.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.29. Travelzoo has a 12 month low of $7.12 and a 12 month high of $24.85. The company has a market capitalization of $165.41 million, a PE ratio of 13.75 and a beta of 1.21.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Holger Bartel sold 4,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.42, for a total transaction of $61,680.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, major shareholder Azzurro Capital Inc sold 25,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.35, for a total transaction of $333,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 4,297,696 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $57,374,241.60. This trade represents a 0.58 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 104,000 shares of company stock valued at $1,507,630. Insiders own 57.45% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Travelzoo

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Travelzoo in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Travelzoo in the fourth quarter valued at $87,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its stake in shares of Travelzoo by 556.4% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,599 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $112,000 after buying an additional 4,746 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN bought a new stake in shares of Travelzoo during the 4th quarter worth about $158,000. Finally, State of Wyoming acquired a new position in Travelzoo in the 4th quarter valued at about $171,000. 27.39% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Travelzoo

Travelzoo, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an Internet media company that provides travel, entertainment, and local experiences worldwide. It operates in four segments: Travelzoo North America, Travelzoo Europe, Jack's Flight Club, and New Initiatives. The company offers Travelzoo website, Travelzoo Top 20 email newsletters, Standalone email newsletters, Travelzoo Network, Travelzoo mobile applications, Jack's Flight Club website, Jack's Flight Club mobile applications, and Jack's Flight Club newsletters.