trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) Short Interest Update

trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 180,200 shares, a growth of 42.2% from the February 13th total of 126,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 124,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of trivago from $2.60 to $4.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of trivago in a report on Saturday, February 8th. They issued a “strong-buy” rating on the stock. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, trivago currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $2.94.

trivago Stock Up 3.2 %

TRVG stock opened at $4.25 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $3.49 and a 200 day moving average of $2.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $297.23 million, a PE ratio of -425.00 and a beta of 1.58. trivago has a 52 week low of $1.60 and a 52 week high of $5.03.

trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.02. trivago had a negative net margin of 5.20% and a positive return on equity of 0.09%. On average, equities research analysts expect that trivago will post -0.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of trivago

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in trivago stock. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new position in shares of trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 288,236 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $628,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.41% of trivago at the end of the most recent quarter. 4.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

trivago Company Profile

trivago N.V., together with its subsidiaries, operates a hotel and accommodation search platform in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, and internationally. It offers an online meta-search for hotels and accommodation through online travel agencies, hotel chains, and independent hotels.