Stock Repurchase Program Declared by Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) Board

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, March 5th, RTT News reports. The company plans to repurchase 1,000,000 outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the information services provider to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Travelzoo Stock Up 10.8%

NASDAQ TZOO opened at $6.96 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $76.09 million, a PE ratio of 18.32 and a beta of 0.84. Travelzoo has a fifty-two week low of $4.72 and a fifty-two week high of $16.56. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $6.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $7.80.

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 19th. The information services provider reported $0.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by ($0.11). The firm had revenue of $22.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.54 million. Travelzoo had a net margin of 4.98% and a negative return on equity of 120.98%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Travelzoo will post 1.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on TZOO shares. Barrington Research dropped their price target on Travelzoo from $13.00 to $8.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Travelzoo in a report on Friday, January 9th. Ascendiant Capital Markets cut their price target on shares of Travelzoo from $26.00 to $23.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Zacks Research cut shares of Travelzoo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, UBS Group set a $23.00 price objective on shares of Travelzoo in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $18.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Holger Bartel acquired 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $5.49 per share, with a total value of $549,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 160,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $878,400. This represents a 166.67% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, major shareholder Azzurro Capital Inc sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.97, for a total value of $278,800.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 3,662,696 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,528,991.12. This represents a 1.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders acquired 200,000 shares of company stock worth $1,077,000 and sold 102,500 shares worth $727,150. Insiders own 43.20% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Travelzoo

Here are the key news stories impacting Travelzoo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Board authorizes up to 1,000,000‑share buyback, to be funded from cash; buybacks can support the share price, reduce share count and signal confidence from the board. Travelzoo Announces Share Repurchase Program
• Positive Sentiment: Company showcased its brand at ITB Berlin with a large LED presentation highlighting “travel enthusiasm,” which can help marketing reach, partner visibility and consumer engagement in a core travel market. Travelzoo Promotes Travel Enthusiasm at World’s Largest Travel Trade Show
• Neutral Sentiment: Litchfield Hills Research published a slate of quarterly and annual EPS projections for 2026–2027 (various Q1–Q4 and FY figures), providing model updates that investors can use for earnings expectations though they are not a formal consensus change. MarketBeat Travelzoo Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Litchfield Hills materially cut its FY2026 EPS estimate (from $1.63 previously to $0.44), a sizable downward revision that raises near‑term earnings risk and may pressure the stock if other analysts follow suit. Analyst Estimate Update
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research downgraded Travelzoo from “hold” to “strong sell,” which can amplify negative sentiment and prompt some funds or algorithmic strategies to reduce exposure. Zacks Downgrade Coverage

About Travelzoo

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.