Travelzoo (TZOO) and The Competition Financial Contrast

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) is one of 189 publicly-traded companies in the “Interactive Media & Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Travelzoo to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Travelzoo and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Travelzoo	1	1	2	0	2.25
Travelzoo Competitors	1412	6002	11516	443	2.57

Travelzoo currently has a consensus target price of $13.83, suggesting a potential upside of 166.54%. As a group, “Interactive Media & Services” companies have a potential upside of 31.24%. Given Travelzoo’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Travelzoo is more favorable than its peers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

27.4% of Travelzoo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.2% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 45.3% of Travelzoo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Travelzoo has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Travelzoo’s peers have a beta of 1.89, indicating that their average share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Travelzoo and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Travelzoo	-1.82%	-9.35%	-3.52%
Travelzoo Competitors	-157.00%	-15.48%	4.09%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Travelzoo and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Travelzoo	$91.72 million	$4.70 million	-28.83
Travelzoo Competitors	$12.69 billion	$3.55 billion	8.49

Travelzoo’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Travelzoo. Travelzoo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Travelzoo peers beat Travelzoo on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Travelzoo Company Profile

Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) is an internet media company that publishes travel and entertainment offers for consumers. Its platform features deals on hotels, vacations, cruises, flights, restaurants, spas, events and other leisure activities, connecting participating businesses with an audience of members and website visitors. The company’s products and services include its travel and local-deals publications, destination and deal guides, and online tools that help users discover and compare travel opportunities.