TripAdvisor, Inc. $TRIP Shares Bought by U S Global Investors Inc.

U S Global Investors Inc. raised its position in TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP) by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,163,738 shares of the travel company’s stock after acquiring an additional 46,363 shares during the quarter. TripAdvisor accounts for about 1.8% of U S Global Investors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. U S Global Investors Inc. owned approximately 0.82% of TripAdvisor worth $15,187,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of TRIP. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in TripAdvisor in the first quarter valued at approximately $32,536,000. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in TripAdvisor by 82,306.8% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,528,647 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $21,661,000 after acquiring an additional 1,526,792 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in TripAdvisor by 27.7% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,635,384 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $79,852,000 after acquiring an additional 1,222,958 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in TripAdvisor by 5,405.7% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 606,007 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $8,587,000 after acquiring an additional 595,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GMT Capital Corp acquired a new stake in TripAdvisor in the first quarter valued at approximately $8,081,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.99% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on TRIP shares. Mizuho started coverage on shares of TripAdvisor in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. They set an “underperform” rating and a $14.00 price target for the company. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of TripAdvisor from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of TripAdvisor in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Bank of America started coverage on shares of TripAdvisor in a research report on Monday, July 14th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $19.00 price target for the company. Finally, B. Riley raised their price target on shares of TripAdvisor from $17.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $17.03.

TripAdvisor Stock Performance

TripAdvisor stock opened at $14.91 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.73 billion, a PE ratio of 31.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $17.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $15.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 1.24. TripAdvisor, Inc. has a 12 month low of $10.43 and a 12 month high of $20.16.

TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The travel company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $529.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $529.91 million. TripAdvisor had a net margin of 3.53% and a return on equity of 12.40%. The firm’s revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.39 earnings per share. TripAdvisor has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect that TripAdvisor, Inc. will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other TripAdvisor news, insider Seth J. Kalvert sold 10,880 shares of TripAdvisor stock in a transaction on Friday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.04, for a total value of $218,035.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 136,914 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,743,756.56. The trade was a 7.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 3.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

TripAdvisor Profile

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.