Travelzoo Q2 EPS Lowered by Ascendiant Capital Markets

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) – Stock analysts at Ascendiant Capital Markets lowered their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Travelzoo in a report issued on Thursday, May 21st. Ascendiant Capital Markets analyst E. Woo now anticipates that the information services provider will post earnings per share of $0.23 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.31. Ascendiant Capital Markets currently has a “Buy” rating and a $23.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Travelzoo’s current full-year earnings is $0.71 per share. Ascendiant Capital Markets also issued estimates for Travelzoo’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.36 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

TZOO has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Barrington Research increased their target price on shares of Travelzoo from $8.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Travelzoo from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. UBS Group set a $12.00 price objective on shares of Travelzoo in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Travelzoo from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $15.67.

Travelzoo Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of Travelzoo stock opened at $10.12 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $104.03 million, a P/E ratio of 28.11 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $7.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $6.95. Travelzoo has a 12-month low of $4.72 and a 12-month high of $14.18.

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The information services provider reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $24.27 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.62 million. Travelzoo had a net margin of 4.32% and a negative return on equity of 101.85%.

Travelzoo declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, March 5th that allows the company to repurchase 1,000,000 outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the information services provider to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of TZOO. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC bought a new position in shares of Travelzoo in the 1st quarter valued at about $120,000. Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Travelzoo by 299.8% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 309,097 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $4,213,000 after purchasing an additional 231,790 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Travelzoo by 60.4% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 45,528 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $621,000 after purchasing an additional 17,146 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Travelzoo by 63.6% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 28,779 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $392,000 after purchasing an additional 11,189 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Travelzoo by 113.8% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 157,267 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,002,000 after purchasing an additional 83,719 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 27.39% of the company’s stock.

Travelzoo Company Profile

Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) is a global internet media company specializing in publishing curated travel, entertainment and local deals to a subscriber base of millions. Through its website, mobile applications and weekly email newsletters, Travelzoo partners with airlines, hotels, cruise lines, tour operators and local merchants to promote time-sensitive offers at discounted rates. The company generates revenue primarily from media commissions, advertising arrangements and marketing services provided to its hotel and resort partners.

Founded in 1998, Travelzoo went public on the NASDAQ in 2003 under the ticker symbol TZOO.