Based on the aggregated intelligence of 170,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, online travel deal company Travelzoo (Nasdaq: TZOO) has received the dreaded one-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Travelzoo's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Travelzoo facts

Headquarters (Founded) New York (1998)
Market Cap $1.15 billion
Industry Internet software and services
Trailing-12-Month Revenue $121.23 million
Management

CEO Christopher Loughlin (since 2010)

CFO Wayne Lee (since 2006)
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) 17.1%
Cash/Debt $51.8 million / $0
Competitors

Expedia (Nasdaq: EXPE)

Google (Nasdaq: GOOG)

priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN)

Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 43% of the 480 members who have rated Travelzoo believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bears include robertshrestha and Onigato.

Just last week, robertshrestha touched on Travelzoo's seemingly unsustainable price action: "Negative earnings, questionable competitive moat, red hot stock price, and high forward valuation. Too risky for my taste."

In fact, Travelzoo currently sports a lofty forward P/E of 30. That represents a clear premium to listed rivals Expedia (13.2), Google (13.3), and Priceline (19.4).

CAPS member Onigato elaborates on the bear case:
 

TravelZoo is riding on a contact high from speculation on what Groupon and Facebook *might* do if they *maybe* go public at an undisclosed time in an uncertain future.

The company isn't turning a profit, they aren't unique in the market, and frankly, they are way overpriced.

They might do okay, but I don't seem them to be set to dominate.

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