Wedbush Issues Negative Outlook for Tripadvisor Earnings

Tripadvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP - Free Report) - Wedbush lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Tripadvisor in a report issued on Tuesday, April 15th. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now expects that the travel company will post earnings of $0.18 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.22. The consensus estimate for Tripadvisor's current full-year earnings is $0.46 per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. DA Davidson reissued 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. cut their price objective on shares of Tripadvisor from $15.00 to $11.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. StockNews.com upgraded Tripadvisor from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their target price on shares of Tripadvisor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, B. Riley lowered their price target on shares of Tripadvisor from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $17.29.

Tripadvisor Stock Down 3.2 %

TRIP stock traded down $0.38 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $11.34. 488,786 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,459,146. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 1.85. The stock has a market cap of $1.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 567.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.01 and a beta of 1.25. Tripadvisor has a 1 year low of $10.43 and a 1 year high of $27.63. The firm's 50 day moving average is $14.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.81.

Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The travel company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $411.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $400.02 million. Tripadvisor had a net margin of 0.33% and a return on equity of 9.02%.

Institutional Trading of Tripadvisor

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Tripadvisor by 179.5% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,412,426 shares of the travel company's stock valued at $65,172,000 after acquiring an additional 2,833,528 shares during the period. River Road Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Tripadvisor by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC now owns 3,715,961 shares of the travel company's stock valued at $54,885,000 after acquiring an additional 45,898 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Tripadvisor by 20.4% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,633,866 shares of the travel company's stock valued at $53,674,000 after purchasing an additional 615,519 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Tripadvisor by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,457,661 shares of the travel company's stock worth $50,102,000 after purchasing an additional 33,809 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Tripadvisor by 40.1% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,364,542 shares of the travel company's stock valued at $49,694,000 after purchasing an additional 962,262 shares in the last quarter. 98.99% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Tripadvisor Company Profile

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.