Ascendiant Capital Markets Comments on Travelzoo Q4 Earnings

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) – Analysts at Ascendiant Capital Markets reduced their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Travelzoo in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 21st. Ascendiant Capital Markets analyst E. Woo now anticipates that the information services provider will earn $0.32 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.33. Ascendiant Capital Markets currently has a “Buy” rating and a $23.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Travelzoo’s current full-year earnings is $0.69 per share. Ascendiant Capital Markets also issued estimates for Travelzoo’s Q1 2027 earnings at $0.20 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.40 EPS.

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

Travelzoo Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of Travelzoo stock opened at $10.14 on Thursday. Travelzoo has a 12-month low of $4.72 and a 12-month high of $14.18. The stock has a market cap of $104.24 million, a P/E ratio of 28.17 and a beta of 1.27. The business’s 50 day moving average is $7.80 and its 200-day moving average is $6.97.

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. Travelzoo had a negative return on equity of 101.85% and a net margin of 4.32%.The company had revenue of $24.27 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $24.62 million.

Travelzoo declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, March 5th that permits the company to buyback 1,000,000 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the information services provider to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Travelzoo

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. bought a new stake in Travelzoo in the 1st quarter valued at $86,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Travelzoo by 28.5% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 101,449 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $722,000 after acquiring an additional 22,490 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Travelzoo in the 4th quarter valued at $115,000. Jain Global LLC bought a new stake in Travelzoo in the 4th quarter valued at $74,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its stake in Travelzoo by 224.5% in the 4th quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 52,288 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $372,000 after acquiring an additional 36,174 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 27.39% of the company’s stock.

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.