Travelzoo (TZOO) Competitors

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) and Asure Software (NASDAQ:ASUR) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings and risk.

Is TZOO or ASUR more profitable?

Travelzoo has a net margin of 16.67% compared to Asure Software's net margin of -10.54%. Travelzoo's return on equity of 210.54% beat Asure Software's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Travelzoo	16.67%	210.54%	25.64%
Asure Software	-10.54%	3.75%	1.67%

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

27.4% of Travelzoo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.6% of Asure Software shares are held by institutional investors. 57.5% of Travelzoo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Asure Software shares are held 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, TZOO or ASUR?

Travelzoo has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asure Software has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TZOO or ASUR?

Travelzoo received 19 more outperform votes than Asure Software when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.39% of users gave Asure Software an outperform vote while only 67.87% of users gave Travelzoo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Travelzoo	Outperform Votes 376 67.87%	Underperform Votes 178 32.13%
Asure Software	Outperform Votes 357 68.39%	Underperform Votes 165 31.61%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TZOO or ASUR?

Travelzoo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Asure Software. Asure Software 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
Travelzoo	$84.48M	2.77	$12.37M	$1.07	18.52
Asure Software	$119.08M	2.15	-$9.21M	-$0.47	-20.53

Does the media prefer TZOO or ASUR?

In the previous week, Travelzoo had 1 more articles in the media than Asure Software. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Travelzoo and 1 mentions for Asure Software. Asure Software's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Travelzoo's score of 0.69 indicating that Asure Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts rate TZOO or ASUR?

Travelzoo currently has a consensus target price of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 22.77%. Asure Software has a consensus target price of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 50.26%. Given Asure Software's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Asure Software is more favorable than Travelzoo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Travelzoo	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Asure Software	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Travelzoo beats Asure Software on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.