Wedbush Comments on Tripadvisor’s Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:TRIP)

Tripadvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP) – Equities researchers at Wedbush dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Tripadvisor in a report released on Tuesday, April 15th. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now forecasts that the travel company will post earnings per share of $0.36 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.46. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $17.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Tripadvisor’s current full-year earnings is $0.46 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Tripadvisor’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.11 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on TRIP. B. Riley dropped their price objective on Tripadvisor from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 10th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Tripadvisor in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. StockNews.com raised Tripadvisor from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th. DA Davidson restated a “neutral” rating and set a $16.00 price objective on shares of Tripadvisor in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their price target on Tripadvisor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $17.29.

Tripadvisor Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TRIP opened at $11.77 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.84. Tripadvisor has a fifty-two week low of $10.43 and a fifty-two week high of $27.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 2.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.65 billion, a PE ratio of 588.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.01 and a beta of 1.25.

Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The travel company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $411.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $400.02 million. Tripadvisor had a return on equity of 9.02% and a net margin of 0.33%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Tripadvisor

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Tripadvisor by 1.0% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,457,661 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $50,102,000 after acquiring an additional 33,809 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in Tripadvisor during the third quarter worth approximately $208,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its stake in Tripadvisor by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 52,534 shares of the travel company’s stock worth $761,000 after acquiring an additional 3,604 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Tripadvisor by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,822,913 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $26,421,000 after acquiring an additional 18,059 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Tripadvisor during the 3rd quarter worth $201,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.99% of the company’s stock.

About Tripadvisor

TripAdvisor, Inc operates as an online travel company, primarily engages in the provision of travel guidance products and services worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Brand Tripadvisor, Viator, and TheFork. The Brand Tripadvisor segment offers travel guidance platforms for travelers to discover, generate, and share authentic user-generated content in the form of ratings and reviews for destinations, points-of-interest, experiences, accommodations, restaurants, and cruises.