Short Interest in trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) Increases By 80.2%

trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 126,700 shares, an increase of 80.2% from the January 31st total of 70,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 124,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company's stock are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On trivago

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in trivago stock. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 288,236 shares of the technology company's stock, valued at approximately $628,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned 0.41% of trivago as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors own 4.50% of the company's stock.

trivago Trading Down 5.3 %

Shares of TRVG stock traded down $0.23 on Wednesday, reaching $4.12. 131,262 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 70,989. trivago has a twelve month low of $1.60 and a twelve month high of $5.03. The company has a market capitalization of $288.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -412.00 and a beta of 1.76. The business's 50 day moving average price is $3.17 and its 200 day moving average price is $2.35.

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trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, beating 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%. Equities research analysts forecast that trivago will post -0.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on TRVG shares. Susquehanna decreased their price target on shares of trivago from $2.25 to $1.75 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com began coverage on trivago in a report on Saturday, February 8th. They issued a "strong-buy" rating for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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.