Groupon (GRPN) Competitors

Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) and TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Which has more risk and volatility, GRPN or TRIP?

Groupon has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TripAdvisor has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GRPN or TRIP?

TripAdvisor has higher revenue and earnings than Groupon. Groupon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TripAdvisor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Groupon	$492.56M	2.41	-$59.03M	-$0.24	-122.29
TripAdvisor	$1.84B	1.39	$5M	$0.48	37.56

Is GRPN or TRIP more profitable?

TripAdvisor has a net margin of 3.53% compared to Groupon's net margin of -1.89%. TripAdvisor's return on equity of 12.40% beat Groupon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Groupon	-1.89%	-19.61%	-1.45%
TripAdvisor	3.53%	12.40%	3.59%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GRPN or TRIP?

90.1% of Groupon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of TripAdvisor shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.7% of Groupon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of TripAdvisor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend GRPN or TRIP?

Groupon presently has a consensus target price of $29.80, indicating a potential upside of 1.53%. TripAdvisor has a consensus target price of $17.03, indicating a potential downside of 5.57%. Given Groupon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Groupon is more favorable than TripAdvisor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Groupon	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
TripAdvisor	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.82

Does the media prefer GRPN or TRIP?

In the previous week, TripAdvisor had 7 more articles in the media than Groupon. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for TripAdvisor and 22 mentions for Groupon. TripAdvisor's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Groupon's score of 0.51 indicating that TripAdvisor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Groupon	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TripAdvisor	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

TripAdvisor beats Groupon on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.