trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) Short Interest Up 24.4% in January

trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 70,300 shares, a growth of 24.4% from the January 15th total of 56,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 109,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On trivago

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in trivago stock. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft bought a new stake in shares of trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 285,804 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $623,000. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft owned about 0.41% of trivago as of its most recent filing with the SEC. 4.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

trivago Stock Down 4.3 %

TRVG traded down $0.18 on Friday, hitting $4.03. 95,553 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 104,038. The company has a 50 day moving average of $2.74 and a 200-day moving average of $2.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $281.86 million, a PE ratio of -403.00 and a beta of 1.76. trivago has a 12-month low of $1.60 and a 12-month high of $5.03.

trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.02. trivago had a positive return on equity of 0.09% and a negative net margin of 5.20%. On average, research analysts anticipate that trivago will post -0.05 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group cut their price objective on trivago from $2.25 to $1.95 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. StockNews.com started coverage on trivago in a report on Saturday, February 8th. They issued a “strong-buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their target price on trivago from $2.25 to $1.75 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, trivago currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $2.55.

About trivago

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.