trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) Short Interest Up 80.2% in February

trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 126,700 shares, a growth of 80.2% from the January 31st total of 70,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 124,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s shares are short sold.

trivago Stock Up 4.9 %

NASDAQ:TRVG traded up $0.21 on Monday, reaching $4.47. The stock had a trading volume of 169,634 shares, compared to its average volume of 145,666. The company has a market capitalization of $312.61 million, a P/E ratio of -447.00 and a beta of 1.76. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $3.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $2.32. trivago has a 1-year low of $1.60 and a 1-year high of $5.03.

trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.02. trivago had a positive return on equity of 0.09% and a negative net margin of 5.20%. Sell-side analysts predict that trivago will post -0.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on TRVG. StockNews.com started coverage on shares of trivago in a report on Saturday, February 8th. They set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock. Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of trivago from $2.25 to $1.75 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $2.55.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in trivago stock. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft purchased a new stake in trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 285,804 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $623,000. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft owned about 0.41% of trivago at the end of the most recent quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 4.50% of the company’s stock.

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.