Barrington Research Predicts Weaker Earnings for Travelzoo

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) – Equities research analysts at Barrington Research dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Travelzoo in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now expects that the information services provider will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.37. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $17.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Travelzoo’s current full-year earnings is $1.09 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Travelzoo’s 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.

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The information services provider reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.26. The firm had revenue of $20.68 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.06 million. Travelzoo had a return on equity of 210.54% and a net margin of 16.67%. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.23 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on TZOO. StockNews.com lowered shares of Travelzoo from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Ascendiant Capital Markets boosted their price target on Travelzoo from $18.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th.

Travelzoo Stock Up 1.4 %

NASDAQ:TZOO opened at $15.74 on Thursday. Travelzoo has a 52-week low of $7.12 and a 52-week high of $24.85. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $20.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $16.93. The company has a market capitalization of $185.79 million, a PE ratio of 14.71 and a beta of 1.70.

Insider Buying and Selling at Travelzoo

In other news, CEO Holger Bartel sold 23,057 shares of Travelzoo 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 $78,920. The trade was a 85.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Azzurro Capital Inc sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.60, for a total value of $392,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 4,442,696 shares in the company, valued at $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 insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Travelzoo

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TZOO. Truffle Hound Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Travelzoo during the 4th quarter worth $3,990,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its stake in Travelzoo by 17.9% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 710,182 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $14,168,000 after acquiring an additional 107,681 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in shares of Travelzoo during the 4th quarter worth about $2,102,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Travelzoo during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,505,000. Finally, Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in Travelzoo by 528.4% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 77,307 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,542,000 after buying an additional 65,004 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.39% of the company’s stock.

Travelzoo Company Profile

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.