Comparing lastminute.com (OTCMKTS:LSMNF) & NextTrip (NASDAQ:NTRP)

lastminute.com (OTCMKTS:LSMNF) and NextTrip (NASDAQ:NTRP) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.8% of NextTrip shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.5% of NextTrip shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for lastminute.com and NextTrip, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
lastminute.com	0	0	0	0	0.00
NextTrip	1	1	0	0	1.50

NextTrip has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.90%. Given NextTrip’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NextTrip is more favorable than lastminute.com.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares lastminute.com and NextTrip”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
lastminute.com	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NextTrip	$1.05 million	32.49	-$10.12 million	($1.41)	-2.79

lastminute.com has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NextTrip.

Profitability

This table compares lastminute.com and NextTrip’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
lastminute.com	N/A	N/A	N/A
NextTrip	-1,323.22%	-298.91%	-139.68%

Summary

NextTrip beats lastminute.com on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About lastminute.com

lastminute.com N.V., together with its subsidiaries, operates in the online travel industry in Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and internationally. It operates websites and mobile apps in approximately 20 languages and 58 countries, which enable travelers to search, compare, and book flights, vacation packages and cruises, hotel accommodations, car rentals, and other travel products and services. The company also operates as a seller of web-based advertising spaces and media contents primarily on online travel agency platforms, websites, and third-party partners available spaces. Its primary brands include lastminute.com, Volagratis, weg.de, Bravofly, Rumbo, Jetcost, Hotelscan, Crocierissime, and Forward. The company was formerly known as Bravofly Rumbo Group N.V. and changed its name to lastminute.com N.V. in May 2015. lastminute.com N.V. was founded in 1998 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

About NextTrip

NextTrip, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of travel technology solutions in the United States. The company offers NXT2.0, a booking engine technology platform, which provides travel distributors access to an inventory. It is also involved in the provision of online leisure travel agency services for booking hotels, flights, and curated vacations. The company was formerly known as Sigma Additive Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to NextTrip, Inc. in March 2024. NextTrip, Inc. is based in Sunrise, Florida.