trivago (TRVG) Competitors

Ibotta (NYSE:IBTA) and trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) are both small-cap services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IBTA or TRVG?

trivago received 315 more outperform votes than Ibotta when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 85.71% of users gave Ibotta an outperform vote while only 59.44% of users gave trivago an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ibotta	Outperform Votes 6 85.71%	Underperform Votes 1 14.29%
trivago	Outperform Votes 321 59.44%	Underperform Votes 219 40.56%

Which has more volatility & risk, IBTA or TRVG?

Ibotta has a beta of -0.84, suggesting that its share price is 184% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, trivago has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IBTA or TRVG?

Ibotta has higher earnings, but lower revenue than trivago. trivago is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ibotta, 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
Ibotta	$369.50M	3.01	$37.46M	$1.48	29.69
trivago	$483.53M	0.60	-$25.64M	-$0.01	-414.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IBTA or TRVG?

4.5% of trivago shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.1% of Ibotta shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of trivago shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor IBTA or TRVG?

In the previous week, Ibotta had 56 more articles in the media than trivago. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Ibotta and 2 mentions for trivago. trivago's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Ibotta's score of 0.12 indicating that trivago is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ibotta	Neutral
trivago	Positive

Is IBTA or TRVG more profitable?

Ibotta has a net margin of 0.00% compared to trivago's net margin of -5.20%. trivago's return on equity of 0.09% beat Ibotta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ibotta	N/A	N/A	N/A
trivago	-5.20%	0.09%	0.06%

Do analysts recommend IBTA or TRVG?

Ibotta presently has a consensus target price of $61.60, indicating a potential upside of 40.19%. trivago has a consensus target price of $4.73, indicating a potential upside of 14.13%. Given Ibotta's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ibotta is more favorable than trivago.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ibotta	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
trivago	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Ibotta beats trivago on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.