Tripadvisor (TRIP) Competitors

1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ:FLWS) and Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media favor FLWS or TRIP?

In the previous week, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM had 2 more articles in the media than Tripadvisor. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for 1-800-FLOWERS.COM and 5 mentions for Tripadvisor. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Tripadvisor's score of 0.69 indicating that 1-800-FLOWERS.COM is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
1-800-FLOWERS.COM	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tripadvisor	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FLWS or TRIP more profitable?

Tripadvisor has a net margin of 1.98% compared to 1-800-FLOWERS.COM's net margin of -0.50%. Tripadvisor's return on equity of 10.37% beat 1-800-FLOWERS.COM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
1-800-FLOWERS.COM	-0.50%	2.10%	0.92%
Tripadvisor	1.98%	10.37%	3.36%

Which has more risk and volatility, FLWS or TRIP?

1-800-FLOWERS.COM has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tripadvisor has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FLWS or TRIP?

1-800-FLOWERS.COM presently has a consensus target price of $7.50, indicating a potential downside of 10.39%. Tripadvisor has a consensus target price of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.05%. Given Tripadvisor's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tripadvisor is more favorable than 1-800-FLOWERS.COM.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
1-800-FLOWERS.COM	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Tripadvisor	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FLWS or TRIP?

Tripadvisor received 566 more outperform votes than 1-800-FLOWERS.COM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.32% of users gave 1-800-FLOWERS.COM an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Tripadvisor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
1-800-FLOWERS.COM	Outperform Votes 486 65.32%	Underperform Votes 258 34.68%
Tripadvisor	Outperform Votes 1052 57.14%	Underperform Votes 789 42.86%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FLWS or TRIP?

38.4% of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of Tripadvisor shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.0% of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Tripadvisor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FLWS or TRIP?

Tripadvisor has higher revenue and earnings than 1-800-FLOWERS.COM. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 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
1-800-FLOWERS.COM	$1.80B	0.30	-$6.11M	-$0.14	-59.79
Tripadvisor	$1.81B	1.16	$10M	$0.23	65.57

Summary

Tripadvisor beats 1-800-FLOWERS.COM on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.