TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP) Given Consensus Rating of “Reduce” by Brokerages

TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the eleven research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a hold rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $17.3250.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on TRIP shares. DA Davidson set a $16.25 target price on shares of TripAdvisor in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. B. Riley increased their price objective on shares of TripAdvisor from $17.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of TripAdvisor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 14th. Citigroup increased their price target on TripAdvisor from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of TripAdvisor in a research report on Sunday, August 10th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On TripAdvisor

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TRIP. Penserra Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of TripAdvisor by 0.3% during the second quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 240,847 shares of the travel company’s stock worth $3,143,000 after purchasing an additional 745 shares during the period. Brown Miller Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of TripAdvisor by 6.8% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Miller Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,322 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $161,000 after buying an additional 781 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its position in shares of TripAdvisor by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 17,386 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $227,000 after buying an additional 802 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of TripAdvisor by 8.7% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,511 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $185,000 after buying an additional 997 shares during the period. Finally, First Hawaiian Bank lifted its stake in shares of TripAdvisor by 2.9% in the first quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 35,684 shares of the travel company’s stock worth $506,000 after acquiring an additional 1,013 shares during the period. 98.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

TripAdvisor Trading Up 4.4%

Shares of TripAdvisor stock opened at $17.69 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37. TripAdvisor has a 12-month low of $10.43 and a 12-month high of $19.26. The company has a market capitalization of $2.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.85, a PEG ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.30. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $16.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.91.

TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The travel company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $529.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $529.91 million. TripAdvisor had a net margin of 3.53% and a return on equity of 12.40%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.39 earnings per share. TripAdvisor has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts forecast that TripAdvisor will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

TripAdvisor Company Profile

TripAdvisor, Inc operates as an online travel company, primarily engages in the provision of travel guidance products and services worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Brand Tripadvisor, Viator, and TheFork. The Brand Tripadvisor segment offers travel guidance platforms for travelers to discover, generate, and share authentic user-generated content in the form of ratings and reviews for destinations, points-of-interest, experiences, accommodations, restaurants, and cruises.