Wedbush Estimates Tripadvisor’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:TRIP)

Tripadvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP) – Wedbush reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Tripadvisor in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 15th. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now forecasts that the travel company will post earnings of $0.18 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.22. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $17.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Tripadvisor’s current full-year earnings is $0.46 per share.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. B. Riley dropped their price objective on Tripadvisor from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 10th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Tripadvisor in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. DA Davidson restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Tripadvisor in a report on Thursday, February 20th. StockNews.com raised shares of Tripadvisor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Tripadvisor from $15.00 to $11.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Tripadvisor currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.29.

Tripadvisor Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TRIP opened at $11.77 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.65 billion, a PE ratio of 588.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.01 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 1.85. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $14.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $14.84. Tripadvisor has a 12 month low of $10.43 and a 12 month high of $27.63.

Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The travel company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $411.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $400.02 million. Tripadvisor had a net margin of 0.33% and a return on equity of 9.02%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tripadvisor

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TRIP. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Tripadvisor by 179.5% in the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,412,426 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $65,172,000 after buying an additional 2,833,528 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Tripadvisor by 40.1% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,364,542 shares of the travel company’s stock worth $49,694,000 after purchasing an additional 962,262 shares during the period. Toronado Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Tripadvisor in the fourth quarter valued at about $10,533,000. Gotham Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Tripadvisor by 170.6% in the fourth quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 1,073,773 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $15,860,000 after purchasing an additional 676,977 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Tripadvisor by 679.5% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 738,731 shares of the travel company’s stock worth $10,911,000 after buying an additional 643,963 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.99% of the company’s stock.

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.