trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) Short Interest Update

trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 180,200 shares, an increase of 42.2% from the February 13th total of 126,700 shares. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 124,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on TRVG shares. StockNews.com started coverage on shares of trivago in a report on Saturday, February 8th. They set a “strong-buy” rating for the company. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of trivago from $2.60 to $4.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $2.94.

trivago Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TRVG opened at $4.25 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $297.23 million, a PE ratio of -425.00 and a beta of 1.58. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $3.49 and a 200 day moving average of $2.48. trivago has a one year low of $1.60 and a one year high of $5.03.

trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 -0.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On trivago

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in trivago stock. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in shares of trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 288,236 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $628,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.41% of trivago as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors 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.