Aristides Capital LLC Makes New $237,000 Investment in Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO)

Aristides Capital LLC purchased a new position in Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 11,902 shares of the information services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $237,000. Aristides Capital LLC owned approximately 0.10% of Travelzoo at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of TZOO. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in Travelzoo during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Travelzoo in the third quarter valued at approximately $134,000. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Travelzoo in the third quarter valued at approximately $298,000. XTX Topco Ltd increased its holdings in Travelzoo by 103.5% during the 3rd quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 25,274 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $305,000 after purchasing an additional 12,854 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC bought a new position in shares of Travelzoo during the third quarter worth about $138,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.39% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Barrington Research decreased their target price on shares of Travelzoo from $25.00 to $17.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th.

Insider Activity

In other Travelzoo news, CEO Holger Bartel sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.42, for a total value of $61,680.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, major shareholder Azzurro Capital Inc sold 32,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.33, for a total value of $465,725.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 4,322,696 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $61,944,233.68. The trade was a 0.75 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 101,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,471,555. 57.45% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Travelzoo Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ TZOO opened at $11.53 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $16.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $17.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $129.65 million, a PE ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 1.41. Travelzoo has a 52 week low of $7.12 and a 52 week high of $24.85.

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The information services provider reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.26. Travelzoo had a return on equity of 210.54% and a net margin of 16.67%. The company had revenue of $20.68 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.06 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.23 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Travelzoo will post 1.09 EPS for the current year.

Travelzoo Company Profile

Travelzoo, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an Internet media company that provides travel, entertainment, and local experiences worldwide. It operates in four segments: Travelzoo North America, Travelzoo Europe, Jack's Flight Club, and New Initiatives. The company offers Travelzoo website, Travelzoo Top 20 email newsletters, Standalone email newsletters, Travelzoo Network, Travelzoo mobile applications, Jack's Flight Club website, Jack's Flight Club mobile applications, and Jack's Flight Club newsletters.