trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) Short Interest Up 24.4% in January

trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) was the target of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 70,300 shares, an increase of 24.4% from the January 15th total of 56,500 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 109,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

trivago Stock Performance

trivago stock traded down $0.18 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $4.03. 95,553 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 104,038. trivago has a 12 month low of $1.60 and a 12 month high of $5.03. The business’s 50-day moving average is $2.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $2.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $281.86 million, a P/E ratio of -403.00 and a beta of 1.76.

trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.02. trivago had a negative net margin of 5.20% and a positive return on equity of 0.09%. On average, equities analysts predict that trivago will post -0.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on TRVG shares. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of trivago from $2.25 to $1.95 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on shares of trivago from $2.25 to $1.75 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, StockNews.com started coverage on shares of trivago in a research note on Saturday, February 8th. They issued a “strong-buy” rating for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $2.55.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On trivago

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in trivago stock. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft acquired a new position in shares of trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 285,804 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $623,000. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft owned approximately 0.41% of trivago as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 4.50% of the company’s stock.

trivago Company Profile

trivago N.V., together with its subsidiaries, operates a hotel and accommodation search platform in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, and internationally. It offers an online meta-search for hotels and accommodation through online travel agencies, hotel chains, and independent hotels.