Liberty TripAdvisor (LTRPB) Competitors

Liberty TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:LTRPB) and Phunware (NASDAQ:PHUN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, LTRPB or PHUN?

Liberty TripAdvisor has a beta of 6.71, meaning that its stock price is 571% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phunware has a beta of 2.35, meaning that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate LTRPB or PHUN?

Phunware has a consensus price target of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 117.39%. Given Phunware's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Phunware is more favorable than Liberty TripAdvisor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty TripAdvisor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Phunware	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LTRPB or PHUN?

Phunware received 75 more outperform votes than Liberty TripAdvisor when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Liberty TripAdvisor	N/A	N/A
Phunware	Outperform Votes 75 65.22%	Underperform Votes 40 34.78%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LTRPB or PHUN?

5.9% of Liberty TripAdvisor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.6% of Phunware shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of Liberty TripAdvisor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Phunware shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LTRPB or PHUN?

Phunware has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Liberty TripAdvisor. Phunware is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty TripAdvisor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty TripAdvisor	$1.84B	0.01	-$285M	-$2.32	-0.11
Phunware	$3.19M	18.91	-$52.78M	-$0.96	-3.11

Does the media refer more to LTRPB or PHUN?

In the previous week, Phunware had 3 more articles in the media than Liberty TripAdvisor. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Phunware and 1 mentions for Liberty TripAdvisor. Liberty TripAdvisor's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Phunware's score of 0.15 indicating that Liberty TripAdvisor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Liberty TripAdvisor	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Phunware	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is LTRPB or PHUN more profitable?

Liberty TripAdvisor has a net margin of -9.70% compared to Phunware's net margin of -867.61%. Liberty TripAdvisor's return on equity of 40.25% beat Phunware's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty TripAdvisor	-9.70%	40.25%	12.88%
Phunware	-867.61%	-244.22%	-119.14%

Summary

Phunware beats Liberty TripAdvisor on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.