UBS Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Trivago N.V. ADS (NASDAQ:TRVG) Stock Price

Trivago N.V. ADS (NASDAQ:TRVG) had its target price lowered by equities research analysts at UBS Group from $6.00 to $4.80 in a report issued on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the technology company’s stock. UBS Group‘s target price suggests a potential upside of 37.18% from the company’s previous close.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Trivago N.V. ADS from $3.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Trivago N.V. ADS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 5th. B. Riley Financial raised their target price on shares of Trivago N.V. ADS from $6.00 to $8.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Trivago N.V. ADS from $3.25 to $5.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Trivago N.V. ADS from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Trivago N.V. ADS presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $5.33.

Trivago N.V. ADS Trading Down 3.9%

Trivago N.V. ADS stock traded down $0.14 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $3.50. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,369 shares, compared to its average volume of 94,042. The stock has a market cap of $247.10 million, a PE ratio of 58.08 and a beta of 0.95. Trivago N.V. ADS has a 52 week low of $2.59 and a 52 week high of $6.80. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $5.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $4.06.

Trivago N.V. ADS (NASDAQ:TRVG) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 1st. The technology company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter. Trivago N.V. ADS had a return on equity of 7.76% and a net margin of 2.19%. The company had revenue of $192.20 million during the quarter. As a group, research analysts predict that Trivago N.V. ADS will post 0.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Trivago N.V. ADS

In other news, Director Joana Breidenbach sold 35,000 shares of Trivago N.V. ADS stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.16, for a total transaction of $180,600.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 16,725 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $86,301. This trade represents a 67.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 6.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Trivago N.V. ADS stock. Sei Investments Co. boosted its holdings in Trivago N.V. ADS (NASDAQ:TRVG) by 294.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 53,707 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 40,080 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co. owned approximately 0.08% of Trivago N.V. ADS worth $146,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 4.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Trivago N.V. ADS

Trivago N.V. operates a global hotel and accommodation metasearch platform. Through its website and mobile applications, the company enables travelers to compare prices, locations, ratings, amenities and other details for hotels and alternative accommodations listed across online booking sites and other travel providers.

Trivago generally does not provide the underlying lodging itself. Instead, it directs users to partner websites to complete reservations and generates revenue primarily through referral and advertising arrangements.