Barrington Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) Stock Price

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) had its price objective trimmed by Barrington Research from $25.00 to $17.00 in a research report released on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an outperform rating on the information services provider’s stock. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Travelzoo’s Q1 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.36 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.24 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.47 EPS.

TZOO has been the topic of several other reports. Ascendiant Capital Markets increased their target price on Travelzoo from $18.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Travelzoo from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st.

Travelzoo Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of TZOO stock opened at $15.74 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $185.79 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.71 and a beta of 1.70. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $20.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $16.93. Travelzoo has a twelve month low of $7.12 and a twelve month high of $24.85.

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The information services provider reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.26. Travelzoo had a return on equity of 210.54% and a net margin of 16.67%. The company had revenue of $20.68 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.06 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.23 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Travelzoo will post 1.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Holger Bartel sold 23,057 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.73, for a total value of $454,914.61. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 4,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $78,920. This represents a 85.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Azzurro Capital Inc sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.60, for a total transaction of $392,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 4,442,696 shares in the company, valued at approximately $87,076,841.60. This represents a 0.45 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 47.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Travelzoo

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TZOO. Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Travelzoo during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Travelzoo by 21.3% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 14,144 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $282,000 after buying an additional 2,483 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Travelzoo during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in Travelzoo by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 27,678 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $552,000 after acquiring an additional 2,995 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Travelzoo during the 4th quarter worth approximately $87,000. 27.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Travelzoo

Travelzoo, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an Internet media company that provides travel, entertainment, and local experiences worldwide. It operates in four segments: Travelzoo North America, Travelzoo Europe, Jack's Flight Club, and New Initiatives. The company offers Travelzoo website, Travelzoo Top 20 email newsletters, Standalone email newsletters, Travelzoo Network, Travelzoo mobile applications, Jack's Flight Club website, Jack's Flight Club mobile applications, and Jack's Flight Club newsletters.