Why Are People Talking About Investing in TRIP?

By Blake Campbell • Monday, November 13 12:01 • Permanent Link

More and more people are talking about TripAdvisor over the last few weeks. Is it worth buying the Software stock at a price of $17.3? Only time will tell. The information below will give you a basic idea of what this investment may entail:

TripAdvisor has moved -20.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 13.0%
TRIP has an average analyst rating of hold and is -6.74% away from its mean target price of $18.55 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $-0.18
TripAdvisor has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -96.1 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.36 and its forward P/E ratio is 12.7
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.91 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
TripAdvisor is part of the Technology sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 27.16 and an average P/B of 6.23
TRIP has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 11.8% and gross profit margins of 0.9%
The company has a free cash flow of $270.0 Million, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
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: Tripadvisor Core, Viator, and TheFork. The Tripadvisor Core 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. The Viator's segment provides pure-play experiences online travel agency that evaluates businesses and enables travelers to discover and book tours, activities, and attractions from experience operators. TheFork segment provides an online marketplace that enables diners to discover and book online reservations at restaurants. TripAdvisor, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts. Tripadvisor, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc.

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