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  • Controversial Stocks Trade Higher: Buy, Hold, or Sell?

    By Brian Nichols - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: AMD, NBG, TZOO

    For the past month, as the markets have created new all-time highs, there have been numerous stocks to rally under the radar. What might have been top-market news in years past has gone unnoticed, and as a result, I am looking at three stocks that have exploded higher to determine the reason and whether or not each is a buy, hold, or sell!

    Waiting for a Pullback in this Fast-Moving more »

  • Has this Online Travel Company Turned the Page?

    By Brian Nichols - April 23, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, PCLN, TZOO

    In the past, I have been highly critical of both Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) the company and also its management. This stemmed from what I believe was a period of misleading investors complemented with strong insider selling back in its glory days of 2011. However, after another strong quarter, I think Travelzoo might have turned the page.

    Back in January, I wrote an article titled “Management Matters: Be Careful Investing in more »

  • 2 To Buy, 1 To Avoid in Internet Travel

    By Ash Anderson - March 25, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, KYAK, TZOO

    Everyone travels once in a while. Some people book their flights directly with airlines like Southwest; others use the variety of travel sites that are at their disposal to find the perfect package. Here’s my collection of two travel sites to buy, and one to avoid.

    Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO)

    Travelzoo is the smallest of the three travel companies that we will be looking over in this article, but I more »

  • This Growth Stock Offers Long Term Value

    By Ted Cooper - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, GRPN, TZOO

    Despite the recent run-up, Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) is poised to outgrow its valuation in a short time frame. Two of the company's segments -- Travel and Local (daily deals) -- have significant growth potential that is not currently appreciated by the market.

    Here's a brief run-down on Travelzoo's business segments:

    Travel - includes travel publications (Travelzoo.com, newsletters) and Getaway vouchers

    Search - includes travelzoo.com/supersearch and Fly.com. Search more »

  • Four Reasons to Buy priceline.com

    By Anindya Batabyal - March 9, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, PCLN, TZOO

    priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN) was recently upgraded by Lazard Capital Markets from “neutral” to “buy” in a note issued to investors last week. Priceline last announced its earnings results on Feb. 26. The company reported $6.77 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.50.

    The company posted revenue of $1.19 billion in the quarter, in line with the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. During more »

  • Which Online Travel Company Has Upside?

    By Damon Churchwell - February 21, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, KYAK, PCLN, TZOO, TRIP

    Web-based airfare and hotel reservation and information specialists, a sector launched and previously dominated by Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN), continues to expand. A quick look into some of the key participants in that market reveals improving metrics, such as subscribership and advertising revenues. They are high margined for the most part and growing. Take caution, though, and consider the volatility of these stocks when making selections. With numerous upstart companies more »

  • Best Performing Stocks of Earnings Season (So Far)

    By Brian Nichols - January 30, 2013 | Tickers: CREE, NFLX, SMCI, SWFT, TZOO

    The S&P 500 could be days from creating a new all-time high, and this is all possible because we’re seeing signs of strength in the economy with superb earnings. Going into earnings season analysts were worried about results because of fiscal cliff and debt ceiling concerns. However, as of January 28, 60.8% of companies have beat top line expectations and 63.9% have beat bottom line expectations more »

  • Management Matters: Be Careful Investing in these Companies

    By Brian Nichols - January 25, 2013 | Tickers: MLNX, TPX, TZOO

    There is perhaps nothing more important to the long-term direction of a stock moreso than management. Over the years I have discussed in detail how and why management is important both fundamentally and psychologically to the performance of a stock. If you don’t believe me just look at the debacle of Ron Johnson at J.C. Penney or the success of Bradley Jacobs and Steve Jobs at XPO Logistics more »

  • Value Investing "Rules" That Work, and 1 (Potentially) Great Stock Pick

    By Adem Tahiri - January 22, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, HLF, TZOO

    Value investing rule #1: never fall in love with a stock—period.

    Separating “money” decisions from emotion is hard. That’s why new value investors need to establish “buy rules” and adhere to them.

    “Buy Rules” That Work

    1). Start with the numbers

    Numbers weed out bad stocks before you have the chance to fall in love.

    Go “simple” with metrics. People who preach about “discounted cash flow” models just more »

  • Beaten Up on Earnings Days, These 2 Stocks Need to Surprise the Market With Stellar Results

    By Robby Greengold - January 18, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, PCLN, TPX, TZOO

    During the past twelve months, the stock prices of Travelzoo and Tempur-Pedic have moved in contrary motion to the market – they’re down 40% while the S&P 500 is up 15%. The two companies are scheduled to release earnings on Monday, January 21, and investors will be watching the reports closely for any indication that another nosedive is around the corner.

    Tempur-Pedic

    Long-term shareholders of Tempur-Pedic (NYSE: TPX) have more »

  • Huge Upside Left for This Travel Stock

    By Anindya Batabyal - January 8, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, OWW, PCLN, TZOO, TRIP

    The stock price of Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE), the world's leading online travel agency, has doubled in the past 12 months. The company posted better than expected financial results throughout 2012. With expanding international presence and a robust hotel business, the stock price is expected to scale new highs in this year too. This article will focus on the company’s long-term growth drivers.

    With the worldwide recessionary pressure easing more »

  • Is This a Company Investors Should Book With?

    By Ryan Guenette - January 4, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, OWW, PCLN, TZOO, TRIP

    A SWOT analysis is a look at a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and is a great way to gain a detailed and thorough perspective on a company and its future. As 2012 draws to a close, I would like to focus on a trailblazer in the online travel booking industry: Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN).

    Strengths:

    • Accelerated Revenue Growth: In 2006, Priceline reported revenue of $1.12 billion more »

  • Priceline Deserves a Second Look

    By Joshua Bondy - December 19, 2012 | Tickers: EXPE, OWW, PCLN, TZOO

    When the economy goes south travel is one of the first things to suffer. Paying rent and the food bill is more important than that vacation to Disneyland. As the below chart shows, the broad based U-6 unemployment rate which includes under-employed workers is still at elevated levels. Also, disposable personal income has not kept up with population growth. These factors together with high oil prices will continue to put more »

  • Big-Time Insider Sells That You Should Monitor Closely

    By Brian Nichols - December 6, 2012 | Tickers: GNRC, CRM, TZOO, TRMB, V

    When an insider sells his or her stock it sometimes is part of a preplanned strategy, or to avoid higher taxes, but then sometimes it is more and a sign of what’s to come. These insiders have knowledge of fundamentals, demand, supply, and all other business related catalysts prior to it becoming public knowledge. Therefore, we should continue to monitor trends, and in this article I am looking at more »

  • Black Friday Special: Are These the Stocks We Should Acquire?

    By Brian Gorban - November 26, 2012 | Tickers: AET, TZOO, UNH

    As any investor will tell you, being able to consistently outperform the market is no easy feat whatsoever. One strategy that has proven to be effective over time in determining if a stock is moving higher is insider accumulation, due to one simple reason: insiders buy shares, just like us, to make more money. Furthermore, they have an enviable vantage point of the day-to-day operations of the company, and may more »

  • This Discount Marketplace is No Discount for Investors

    By Anh HOANG - November 15, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, FB, GRPN, TZOO

    Everybody would like to purchase goods and services at a discount. That is why the discount marketplace business has become more and more popular. However, those businesses might face difficulties in the future due to increasing competition. Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), a leader in this field, had been a stock market darling, with the stock price as high as $26 in November 2011. However, the stock has experienced a downward spiral more »

  • Insiders Have Been Snapping Up These Stocks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - November 9, 2012 | Tickers: APA, ADNC, GM, MSTR, TZOO

    Why would an insider ever buy additional shares of their company’s stock? Why not diversify their exposure to the market by instead investing in other businesses? Our answer to this line of thinking is that generally, insiders will avoid buying, and in fact will often sell shares for this perfectly understandable reason. However, when they do buy it may be because they are extremely confident in the company’s more »

  • Amazon is Taking Over the World… of Daily Deals

    By Brian Shaw - November 5, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, GOOG, GRPN, TZOO

    Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is well known for emerging as a dominant seller of books and consumer electronics.  To continue a blog series that has detailed Amazon.com's efforts to expand revenues through the sale of everything from pet supplies to streaming video, this article takes a look at Amazon.com's role in the rapid expansion of daily deals.   This industry, which has risen in popularity thanks to more »

  • A Smart Call on Travelzoo (and the Industry)

    By Brian Nichols - October 15, 2012 | Tickers: OWW, PCLN, TZOO, TRIP

    On Friday shares of Internet travel/deal company Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) fell over 14% after the company issued weak guidance for Q3 citing hotel search offering and group-buying vouchers not meeting the needs of hotels and users well enough. The guidance created selling pressure for other stocks in the space, including Orbitz and Priceline. Therefore, with global weakness and questions in the U.S. economy is it time to sell more »

  • Moment of Truth for Travel Stocks

    By Palwasha Saaim - August 14, 2012 | Tickers: EXPE, KYAK, OWW, PCLN, TZOO, TRIP

    Priceline’s (NASDAQ: PCLN) Q2 earnings release has initiated the bulls vs. bears war of the quarter. Unlike the Android vs. iOS war, this one is critical. The outweighing bullish trading is what led the stock to double in just two years. But the earnings release on Wednesday saw the stock plunging by as much as $100 and later more. The stock volume trades that day beat the highest trading volume for Priceline in two years. Some bizarre selling activity that was! 

    So what exactly happened?  

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