TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP) Receives $17.36 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP) has received an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the ten analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation and eight have given a hold recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $17.3611.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on TRIP shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of TripAdvisor from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 13th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of TripAdvisor in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. B. Riley raised their price objective on shares of TripAdvisor from $17.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Bank of America started coverage on shares of TripAdvisor in a research report on Monday, July 14th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of TripAdvisor from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On TripAdvisor

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Tsfg LLC purchased a new position in TripAdvisor in the 1st quarter worth $35,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its position in TripAdvisor by 86.9% in the 1st quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,055 shares of the travel company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 1,420 shares during the period. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC raised its position in TripAdvisor by 419.8% in the 1st quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 3,893 shares of the travel company’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 3,144 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in TripAdvisor by 308.1% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,077 shares of the travel company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 3,078 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in TripAdvisor by 376.9% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 5,127 shares of the travel company’s stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 4,052 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.99% of the company’s stock.

TripAdvisor Stock Performance

TripAdvisor stock opened at $19.14 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $17.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $15.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.24. The stock has a market cap of $2.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 1.27. TripAdvisor has a fifty-two week low of $10.43 and a fifty-two week high of $19.26.

TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The travel company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.03. The firm 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.39 EPS. TripAdvisor has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that TripAdvisor will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About TripAdvisor

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.