trivago (TRVG) Competitors

trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) and Conduent (NASDAQ:CNDT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and community ranking.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TRVG or CNDT?

trivago has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Conduent. trivago is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Conduent, 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
trivago	$457.77M	0.35	-$178.01M	-$0.07	-32.29
Conduent	$3.51B	0.20	-$296M	$2.27	1.94

Is TRVG or CNDT more profitable?

Conduent has a net margin of 12.65% compared to trivago's net margin of -5.77%. trivago's return on equity of -1.20% beat Conduent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
trivago	-5.77%	-1.20%	-0.77%
Conduent	12.65%	-7.94%	-1.99%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TRVG or CNDT?

4.5% of trivago shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.3% of Conduent shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of trivago shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Conduent shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TRVG or CNDT?

trivago received 296 more outperform votes than Conduent when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.01% of users gave trivago an outperform vote while only 30.00% of users gave Conduent an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
trivago	Outperform Votes 311 59.01%	Underperform Votes 216 40.99%
Conduent	Outperform Votes 15 30.00%	Underperform Votes 35 70.00%

Which has more volatility & risk, TRVG or CNDT?

trivago has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Conduent has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TRVG or CNDT?

In the previous week, Conduent had 3 more articles in the media than trivago. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Conduent and 2 mentions for trivago. Conduent's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat trivago's score of 0.49 indicating that Conduent is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
trivago	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Conduent	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate TRVG or CNDT?

trivago presently has a consensus price target of $2.55, suggesting a potential upside of 12.83%. Conduent has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 104.08%. Given Conduent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Conduent is more favorable than trivago.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
trivago	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Conduent	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Conduent beats trivago on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.