Tripadvisor (TRIP) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer GRPN or TRIP?

In the previous week, Tripadvisor had 4 more articles in the media than Groupon. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Tripadvisor and 15 mentions for Groupon. Groupon's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Tripadvisor's score of 0.73 indicating that Groupon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Groupon	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tripadvisor	6 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer GRPN or TRIP?

Groupon presently has a consensus target price of $18.75, suggesting a potential downside of 29.43%. Tripadvisor has a consensus target price of $17.25, suggesting a potential upside of 18.07%. Given Tripadvisor's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility and risk, GRPN or TRIP?

Groupon has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tripadvisor has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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. 31.9% 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better 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	$486.66M	2.17	-$55.41M	-$0.95	-27.97
Tripadvisor	$1.84B	1.12	$10M	$0.37	39.49

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GRPN or TRIP?

Tripadvisor received 130 more outperform votes than Groupon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.94% of users gave Groupon an outperform vote while only 56.83% of users gave Tripadvisor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Groupon	Outperform Votes 923 58.94%	Underperform Votes 643 41.06%
Tripadvisor	Outperform Votes 1053 56.83%	Underperform Votes 800 43.17%

Summary

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