trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 126,700 shares, a growth of 80.2% from the January 31st total of 70,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 124,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on TRVG. Susquehanna decreased their price target on trivago from $2.25 to $1.75 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com began coverage on trivago in a research report on Saturday, February 8th. They issued a “strong-buy” rating on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, trivago currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $2.55.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in trivago stock. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in shares of trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & 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 approximately 0.41% of trivago at the end of the most recent quarter. 4.50% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

trivago Trading Up 0.5 %

trivago stock traded up $0.02 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $4.26. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 180,792 shares, compared to its average volume of 145,051. trivago has a 52 week low of $1.60 and a 52 week high of $5.03. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $3.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $2.31. The stock has a market cap of $297.93 million, a PE ratio of -426.00 and a beta of 1.76.

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

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.