Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, online travel-deal company Travelzoo (TZOO -8.04%) has received a distressing two-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Travelzoo and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Travelzoo facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
New York (1998) |
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Market Cap |
$287.8 million |
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Industry |
Internet software and services |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$152.5 million |
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Management |
CEO Christopher Loughlin (since 2010) |
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Trailing-12-Month Return on Equity |
26.4% |
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Cash/Debt |
$54.5 million / $0 |
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Competitors |
Expedia (EXPE 0.58%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 30% of the 620 members who have rated Travelzoo believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this week, one of those bears, fellow Fool John Divine (TMFDivine), succinctly summed up the Travelzoo underperform case for our community: "Crowded space + small company + no barriers to entry = Take the money and run."
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