Travelzoo (TZOO)Communication Services | Internet Content & Information | New York, United States | NasdaqGS
5.10 USD
+0.01
(0.196%)
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(Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11:30 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Travelzoo is currently broken by a severe disconnect between its deteriorating fundamentals and its inflated valuation metrics. While the forward P/E looks deceptively cheap at 8x, the company is generating negative operating margins (-11.9%) and has seen revenue shrink by nearly 3% year-over-year. The balance sheet is fragile with negative book value and a current ratio below 0.65, signaling liquidity stress. The price action confirms this distress; the stock is trading well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, reflecting a persistent downtrend where the market has punished the business quality. Although insider selling was noted, the primary driver here is the operational inability to sustain profitability. With no dividend to provide income and a statistical forecast showing a weak bearish lean, the risk-reward profile is skewed heavily toward the downside. Investors should avoid this security until there is clear evidence of margin recovery and revenue stabilization. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.091453 |
| AutoTheta | 0.189270 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.197129 |
| AutoETS | 0.198395 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 31% |
| H-stat | 23.20 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.161 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.32 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Revenue per Share | 8.645 |
| Market Cap | 52,031,916 |
| Trailing P/E | 102.00 |
| Forward P/E | 8.18 |
| Beta | 1.36 |
| Profit Margins | 0.51% |
| Website | https://www.travelzoo.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 11:30 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest significantly exceeds call open interest at key strikes (e.g., 10.0), indicating a heavy hedge against further declines. Implied volatility is elevated relative to the low option prices, suggesting fear of a continued drop below current levels.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.4858871 |
| Address1 | 590 Madison Avenue |
| Address2 | 35th Floor |
| All Time High | 110.62 |
| All Time Low | 0.25 |
| Ask | 5.1 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 47,280 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 71,485 |
| Average Volume | 71,485 |
| Average Volume10Days | 47,280 |
| Beta | 1.357 |
| Bid | 3.93 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | -1.147 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 5.1 |
| Current Ratio | 0.639 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 5.21 |
| Day Low | 5.04 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,250,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,250,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,241,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,190,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,190,600 |
| Ebitda | 1,839,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.019960001 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 30.689 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.612 |
| Enterprise Value | 56,437,920 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.05 |
| Eps Forward | 0.62333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.05 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.1014 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.0014 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.16412626 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -48.58871 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 12.39 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.2900004 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5883777 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.72 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.3800001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0805085 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.72 - 12.39 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,030,541,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 5,957,043 |
| Forward Eps | 0.62333 |
| Forward P E | 8.181862 |
| Free Cashflow | 2,921,250 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 249 |
| Fullday Change | 0.009999752 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.19801489 |
| Fullday Price | 5.1 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.77124 |
| Gross Profits | 71,073,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.36306998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.35502997 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 10,202,337 |
| Industry | Internet Content & Information |
| Industry Disp | Internet Content & Information |
| Industry Key | internet-content-information |
| Ir Website | http://ir.travelzoo.com/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. The company's Travelzoo website and newsletters include local deals and getaways listings that allow members to purchase vouchers for offers from local businesses, such as spas, hotels, and restaurants; Jack's Flight Club, a subscription service that provides members with information about exceptional airfares; and Travelzoo Network, a network of third-party websites that list travel deals published by the company. It serves airlines, hotels, cruise lines, vacations packagers, tour operators, destinations, car rental companies, travel agents, theater and performing arts groups, restaurants, spas, and activity companies. Travelzoo was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York. |
| Long Name | Travelzoo |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 52,031,916 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_2929220 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 471,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 56,929,040 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 5.05 |
| Operating Cashflow | 3,265,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.11901 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.12 |
| Phone | 212 516 1300 |
| Previous Close | 5.09 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 102.0 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -4.446382 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.5646192 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00511 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.54 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.00999975 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.196459 |
| Regular Market Day High | 5.21 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 5.04 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 5.04 - 5.21 |
| Regular Market Open | 5.05 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 5.09 |
| Regular Market Price | 5.1 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,400 |
| Regular Market Volume | 43,743 |
| Return On Assets | 0.02276 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.029 |
| Revenue Per Share | 8.645 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 10,202,337 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0308 |
| Shares Short | 314,304 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 322,648 |
| Short Name | Travelzoo |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0499 |
| Short Ratio | 5.84 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | TZOO |
| Target High Price | 30.0 |
| Target Low Price | 9.5 |
| Target Mean Price | 18.875 |
| Target Median Price | 18.0 |
| Total Cash | 6,838,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.67 |
| Total Debt | 6,100,000 |
| Total Revenue | 92,154,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.05 |
| Trailing P E | 102.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 7.5396 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.4396 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.32357153 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 43,743 |
| Website | https://www.travelzoo.com |
| Zip | 10,022 |