Marchex (MCHX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, MCHX or TZOO?

Marchex has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Travelzoo has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MCHX or TZOO?

73.5% of Marchex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Travelzoo shares are held by institutional investors. 21.7% of Marchex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 57.5% of Travelzoo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend MCHX or TZOO?

Travelzoo has a consensus price target of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 22.71%. Given Travelzoo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Travelzoo is more favorable than Marchex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marchex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Travelzoo	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is MCHX or TZOO more profitable?

Travelzoo has a net margin of 16.67% compared to Marchex's net margin of -8.60%. Travelzoo's return on equity of 210.54% beat Marchex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marchex	-8.60%	-10.76%	-8.21%
Travelzoo	16.67%	210.54%	25.64%

Does the media refer more to MCHX or TZOO?

In the previous week, Marchex had 1 more articles in the media than Travelzoo. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Marchex and 3 mentions for Travelzoo. Travelzoo's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Marchex's score of 0.41 indicating that Travelzoo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marchex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Travelzoo	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MCHX or TZOO?

Travelzoo has higher revenue and earnings than Marchex. Marchex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Travelzoo, 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
Marchex	$48.59M	1.81	-$9.91M	-$0.09	-22.33
Travelzoo	$84.48M	2.77	$12.37M	$1.07	18.53

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MCHX or TZOO?

Travelzoo received 67 more outperform votes than Marchex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.87% of users gave Travelzoo an outperform vote while only 49.20% of users gave Marchex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marchex	Outperform Votes 309 49.20%	Underperform Votes 319 50.80%
Travelzoo	Outperform Votes 376 67.87%	Underperform Votes 178 32.13%

Summary

Travelzoo beats Marchex on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.