Contrasting Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) & Just Eat Takeaway.com (OTCMKTS:JTKWY)

Just Eat Takeaway.com (OTCMKTS:JTKWY) and Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Just Eat Takeaway.com has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Travelzoo has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Just Eat Takeaway.com and Travelzoo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Just Eat Takeaway.com	N/A	N/A	N/A
Travelzoo	8.66%	2,072.58%	15.50%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

27.4% of Travelzoo shares are held by institutional investors. 43.2% of Travelzoo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Just Eat Takeaway.com and Travelzoo”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Just Eat Takeaway.com	$3.86 billion	1.23	-$1.78 billion	N/A	N/A
Travelzoo	$89.92 million	0.91	$13.56 million	$0.64	11.61

Travelzoo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Just Eat Takeaway.com.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Just Eat Takeaway.com and Travelzoo, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Just Eat Takeaway.com	0	3	0	0	2.00
Travelzoo	0	2	3	0	2.60

Travelzoo has a consensus price target of $19.50, indicating a potential upside of 162.45%. Given Travelzoo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Travelzoo is more favorable than Just Eat Takeaway.com.

Summary

Travelzoo beats Just Eat Takeaway.com on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Just Eat Takeaway.com

Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. operates as an online food delivery company worldwide. Its marketplace connects consumers and restaurants through its platforms. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

About Travelzoo

Travelzoo, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an Internet media company that provides travel, entertainment, and local experiences worldwide. It operates in four segments: Travelzoo North America, Travelzoo Europe, Jack's Flight Club, and New Initiatives. The company offers Travelzoo website, Travelzoo Top 20 email newsletters, Standalone email newsletters, Travelzoo Network, Travelzoo mobile applications, Jack's Flight Club website, Jack's Flight Club mobile applications, and Jack's Flight Club newsletters. The company's Travelzoo website and newsletters include local deals and getaways listings that allow members to purchase vouchers for offers from local businesses, such as spas, hotels, and restaurants; Jack's Flight Club, a subscription service that provides members with information about exceptional airfares; and Travelzoo Network, a network of third-party websites that list travel deals published by the company. It serves airlines, hotels, cruise lines, vacations packagers, tour operators, destinations, car rental companies, travel agents, theater and performing arts groups, restaurants, spas, and activity companies. Travelzoo Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York.