Barrington Research Cuts Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) Price Target to $17.00

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) had its price target cut by Barrington Research from $25.00 to $17.00 in a research report released on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have 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 subject of several other reports. StockNews.com downgraded Travelzoo from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Ascendiant Capital Markets upped their price target on Travelzoo from $18.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th.

Travelzoo Price Performance

Shares of Travelzoo stock opened at $15.74 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $20.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $16.93. Travelzoo has a 12 month low of $7.12 and a 12 month high of $24.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $185.79 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.71 and a beta of 1.70.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Travelzoo news, CEO Holger Bartel sold 23,057 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The stock was 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 approximately $78,920. This trade 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 can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Azzurro Capital Inc sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.60, for a total transaction of $392,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 4,442,696 shares in the company, valued at approximately $87,076,841.60. This trade represents a 0.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 47.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Travelzoo

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Travelzoo in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Travelzoo by 21.3% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 14,144 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $282,000 after purchasing an additional 2,483 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in Travelzoo in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in Travelzoo by 12.1% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 27,678 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $552,000 after purchasing an additional 2,995 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Travelzoo during the fourth quarter worth $87,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.39% of the company’s stock.

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.