Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) Rating Lowered to “Hold” at Wall Street Zen

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Saturday.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on TZOO. Barrington Research raised their price objective on Travelzoo from $8.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Ascendiant Capital Markets upped their target price on Travelzoo from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. UBS Group set a $9.50 target price on Travelzoo in a research report on Wednesday. Zacks Research raised Travelzoo from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Travelzoo from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $14.83.

Travelzoo Price Performance

TZOO stock opened at $7.23 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $74.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 241.00 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $8.10. Travelzoo has a 1 year low of $4.72 and a 1 year high of $12.39.

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The information services provider reported ($0.21) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by ($0.35). The company had revenue of $23.21 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $25.00 million. Travelzoo had a net margin of 0.51% and a negative return on equity of 10.40%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.12 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Travelzoo will post 0.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Travelzoo

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TZOO. Aristides Capital LLC bought a new position in Travelzoo during the 3rd quarter worth $106,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund bought a new position in shares of Travelzoo during the second quarter worth about $97,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Travelzoo during the second quarter worth about $93,000. Jain Global LLC acquired a new position in shares of Travelzoo in the fourth quarter worth approximately $74,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in shares of Travelzoo by 76.2% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 6,787 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 2,935 shares during the period. 27.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Travelzoo

Here are the key news stories impacting Travelzoo this week:

• Negative Sentiment: Travelzoo’s second-quarter 2026 results missed expectations: the company reported a $0.21 per-share loss versus the $0.14 profit analysts expected, while revenue of $23.21 million fell short of the $25.00 million consensus. Earnings also deteriorated from $0.12 per share in the prior-year quarter. The weak report and cautious outlook contributed to a steep share-price decline. Travelzoo 2026 second-quarter earnings call transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Litchfield Hills Research substantially reduced its forecasts, moving its estimates to losses of $0.07 per share for the third quarter of 2026, $0.04 for the fourth quarter and $0.07 for full-year 2026, compared with prior estimates of profits. The firm also cut 2027 estimates, including full-year EPS from $0.56 to $0.33 and fourth-quarter EPS from $0.11 to $0.05.
• Negative Sentiment: Noble Financial made even steeper reductions, lowering its third-quarter 2026 EPS forecast from a $0.04 profit to a $0.17 loss, its fourth-quarter forecast from a $0.24 profit to a $0.13 loss, and its full-year 2026 estimate from $0.60 to a $0.26 loss.
• Neutral Sentiment: The analyst revisions are forecasts rather than company guidance, but they highlight increasing uncertainty around Travelzoo’s near-term profitability. The revised estimates are well below the current full-year consensus of $0.69 EPS, raising the risk of further estimate cuts.

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.