Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Research

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) was downgraded by research analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

TZOO has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Travelzoo from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. UBS Group set a $9.50 price target on Travelzoo in a research note on Wednesday. Barrington Research increased their price objective on Travelzoo from $8.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Travelzoo from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, Ascendiant Capital Markets raised their target price on Travelzoo from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $14.83.

Travelzoo Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TZOO opened at $7.23 on Thursday. Travelzoo has a 52-week low of $4.72 and a 52-week high of $12.39. The company has a market cap of $74.32 million, a P/E ratio of 241.00 and a beta of 1.28. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $10.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $8.09.

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The information services provider reported ($0.21) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by ($0.35). The business had revenue of $23.21 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $25.00 million. Travelzoo had a negative return on equity of 10.40% and a net margin of 0.51%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.12 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Travelzoo will post 0.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Travelzoo

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Millennium Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Travelzoo by 299.8% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 309,097 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $4,213,000 after purchasing an additional 231,790 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Travelzoo by 113.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 157,267 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $2,002,000 after buying an additional 83,719 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Travelzoo by 170.5% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 145,848 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $1,038,000 after buying an additional 91,932 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Travelzoo by 28.5% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 101,449 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $722,000 after buying an additional 22,490 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp grew its stake in Travelzoo by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 86,279 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $614,000 after buying an additional 3,754 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 27.39% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Travelzoo

Here are the key news stories impacting Travelzoo this week:

• Negative Sentiment: Travelzoo’s second-quarter 2026 results missed expectations: the company reported a $0.21 per-share loss versus the $0.14 profit analysts expected, while revenue of $23.21 million fell short of the $25.00 million consensus. Earnings also deteriorated from $0.12 per share in the prior-year quarter. The weak report and cautious outlook contributed to a steep share-price decline. Travelzoo 2026 second-quarter earnings call transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Litchfield Hills Research substantially reduced its forecasts, moving its estimates to losses of $0.07 per share for the third quarter of 2026, $0.04 for the fourth quarter and $0.07 for full-year 2026, compared with prior estimates of profits. The firm also cut 2027 estimates, including full-year EPS from $0.56 to $0.33 and fourth-quarter EPS from $0.11 to $0.05.
• Negative Sentiment: Noble Financial made even steeper reductions, lowering its third-quarter 2026 EPS forecast from a $0.04 profit to a $0.17 loss, its fourth-quarter forecast from a $0.24 profit to a $0.13 loss, and its full-year 2026 estimate from $0.60 to a $0.26 loss.
• Neutral Sentiment: The analyst revisions are forecasts rather than company guidance, but they highlight increasing uncertainty around Travelzoo’s near-term profitability. The revised estimates are well below the current full-year consensus of $0.69 EPS, raising the risk of further estimate cuts.

About Travelzoo

Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) is a global internet media company specializing in publishing curated travel, entertainment and local deals to a subscriber base of millions. Through its website, mobile applications and weekly email newsletters, Travelzoo partners with airlines, hotels, cruise lines, tour operators and local merchants to promote time-sensitive offers at discounted rates. The company generates revenue primarily from media commissions, advertising arrangements and marketing services provided to its hotel and resort partners.

Founded in 1998, Travelzoo went public on the NASDAQ in 2003 under the ticker symbol TZOO.