Tripadvisor (TRIP) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation and 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	1.47	-$55.41M	-$1.45	-12.56
Tripadvisor	$1.84B	0.95	$10M	$0.02	622.50

Does the media prefer GRPN or TRIP?

In the previous week, Tripadvisor had 17 more articles in the media than Groupon. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Tripadvisor and 9 mentions for Groupon. Tripadvisor's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Groupon's score of 0.71 indicating that Tripadvisor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Groupon	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tripadvisor	11 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GRPN or TRIP more profitable?

Groupon has a net margin of 3.87% compared to Tripadvisor's net margin of 0.33%. Groupon's return on equity of 91.94% beat Tripadvisor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Groupon	3.87%	91.94%	3.31%
Tripadvisor	0.33%	9.02%	2.98%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GRPN or TRIP?

Tripadvisor received 130 more outperform votes than Groupon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.98% of users gave Groupon an outperform vote while only 56.89% of users gave Tripadvisor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Groupon	Outperform Votes 923 58.98%	Underperform Votes 642 41.02%
Tripadvisor	Outperform Votes 1053 56.89%	Underperform Votes 798 43.11%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GRPN or TRIP?

90.1% of Groupon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Tripadvisor shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.9% of Groupon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Tripadvisor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, GRPN or TRIP?

Groupon has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tripadvisor has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GRPN or TRIP?

Groupon currently has a consensus target price of $17.25, indicating a potential downside of 5.27%. Tripadvisor has a consensus target price of $17.14, indicating a potential upside of 37.69%. Given Tripadvisor's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tripadvisor is more favorable than Groupon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Groupon	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Tripadvisor	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93

Summary

Tripadvisor beats Groupon on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.