Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) Shares Bought by O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO - Free Report) by 66.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 113,337 shares of the information services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 45,283 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC owned about 0.96% of Travelzoo worth $2,261,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TZOO. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in Travelzoo during the third quarter worth $35,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Travelzoo in the third quarter valued at about $134,000. Barclays PLC acquired a new stake in shares of Travelzoo in the third quarter valued at about $138,000. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Travelzoo in the third quarter valued at about $173,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of Travelzoo by 21.3% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 14,144 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $282,000 after buying an additional 2,483 shares during the last quarter. 27.39% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Barrington Research reduced their target price on shares of Travelzoo from $25.00 to $17.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Holger Bartel sold 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.42, for a total value of $61,680.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Azzurro Capital Inc sold 25,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.35, for a total transaction of $333,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 4,297,696 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $57,374,241.60. The trade was a 0.58 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 101,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,471,555 over the last 90 days. 57.45% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Travelzoo Price Performance

Shares of TZOO traded down $0.53 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $11.97. The stock had a trading volume of 12,637 shares, compared to its average volume of 122,774. Travelzoo has a 52-week low of $7.12 and a 52-week high of $24.85. The business's fifty day moving average is $16.10 and its 200 day moving average is $17.19. The firm has a market cap of $134.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.22 and a beta of 1.41.

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The information services provider reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26. The firm had revenue of $20.68 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.06 million. Travelzoo had a net margin of 16.67% and a return on equity of 210.54%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.23 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Travelzoo will post 1.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Travelzoo

Travelzoo, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an Internet media company that provides travel, entertainment, and local experiences worldwide. It operates in four segments: Travelzoo North America, Travelzoo Europe, Jack's Flight Club, and New Initiatives. The company offers Travelzoo website, Travelzoo Top 20 email newsletters, Standalone email newsletters, Travelzoo Network, Travelzoo mobile applications, Jack's Flight Club website, Jack's Flight Club mobile applications, and Jack's Flight Club newsletters.