TripAdvisor's (TRIP) Hold (C) Rating Reiterated at Weiss Ratings

Key Points

• TripAdvisor's stock has a reiterated "hold (c)" rating from Weiss Ratings, with a consensus target price of $17.03.
• The company recently reported Q2 earnings of $0.46 per share, surpassing estimates of $0.43, but revenue fell slightly short at $529 million.
• Insider Seth J. Kalvert sold 10,880 shares at an average price of $20.04, resulting in a 7.36% decrease in their holdings.

TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c)" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Weiss Ratings in a report issued on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

TRIP has been the topic of a number of other reports. B. Riley boosted their price target on shares of TripAdvisor from $17.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. DA Davidson set a $16.25 target price on shares of TripAdvisor in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Mizuho started coverage on shares of TripAdvisor in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. They issued an "underperform" rating and a $14.00 target price on the stock. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of TripAdvisor from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of TripAdvisor from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, September 13th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus target price of $17.03.

TripAdvisor Stock Down 0.8%

TRIP traded down $0.13 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $15.52. The stock had a trading volume of 2,136,532 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,898,152. The company has a market capitalization of $1.80 billion, a PE ratio of 32.33, a PEG ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.21. TripAdvisor has a twelve month low of $10.43 and a twelve month high of $20.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.24. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.34.

TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The travel company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.03. TripAdvisor had a net margin of 3.53% and a return on equity of 12.40%. The company had revenue of $529.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $529.91 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.39 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. TripAdvisor has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts predict that TripAdvisor will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at TripAdvisor

In other TripAdvisor news, insider Seth J. Kalvert sold 10,880 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.04, for a total transaction of $218,035.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 136,914 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,743,756.56. This trade represents a 7.36% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 3.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Tsfg LLC bought a new stake in TripAdvisor during the first quarter valued at $35,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in TripAdvisor by 86.9% during the first quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,055 shares of the travel company's stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,420 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in TripAdvisor by 308.1% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,077 shares of the travel company's stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 3,078 shares during the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC increased its stake in TripAdvisor by 419.8% during the first quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 3,893 shares of the travel company's stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 3,144 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in TripAdvisor by 376.9% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 5,127 shares of the travel company's stock valued at $67,000 after purchasing an additional 4,052 shares during the last quarter. 98.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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