NASDAQ: TRIP

TripAdvisor (TRIP) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$8.72+0.04 (+0.5%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

TripAdvisor confirms its Q3 2026 earnings date for 5 November 2026, with analysts projecting earnings of $0.4351 per share on revenue of $449.8 million, representing significant year-over-year declines. Bernstein reiterates its Buy rating with a $20 target, while Argus raises its target to $12.00. A recent Q2 2026 earnings call noted that group revenue and adjusted EBITDA aligned with expectations despite a fluctuating macro backdrop.

TRIP closes at $8.72, up 0.5%, trading below both its 50-day average of $9.67 and its 200-day average of $11.38, with the 50-day sitting beneath the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 60.4, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. The price stands 43.7% below Gekko Fair Value, which is set at $15.5.

The next earnings report is scheduled for 5 November 2026, 24 days away, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Over the past 5 years, the 20 trading days from this point in the calendar have averaged a 7.6% move, rising in 4 of those years. No insider or Congress activity appears in the past 90 days, and no unusual options signals appear in the past 30 days, though two billionaire investors and two trailblazer investors currently hold positions. Among 11 covering analysts, the split is 4 buy, 4 hold and 3 sell, with a consensus target of $13.54.

Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

TripAdvisor price vs fair value

$15.50$8.72Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $8.72200-day averageGekko Fair Value $15.50

TripAdvisor quick facts

Market cap
$1.01B
P/E ratio
89.6
Forward P/E
6.8
EPS, TTM
$0.10
Revenue, TTM
$1.83B
Profit margin
0.3%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.86
Volume
1.56M avg 3.71M
1-year return
−43.6%
Typical daily move
±4.2%
Typical 20-day move
±9.2%
50-day average
$9.67
200-day average
$11.38
Next earnings
Nov 5
Shares outstanding
116.4M
52-week range
$8.02$17.82

TripAdvisor swing-trade checklist

TripAdvisor scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendheadwind

    Below 50 and 200-day

    Close $8.72 is below the 50-day ($9.67) and 200-day ($11.38) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    60.4, Accumulation

    Reading 60.4 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    43.7% below

    Price is 43.7% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 24 days

    Reports on Nov 5, 2026, 24 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +7.6% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +7.6% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

    See seasonality

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TripAdvisor stock chart and price history

TripAdvisor closed at $8.72 on Oct 12, 2026, −43.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $8.02 to $17.82.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
TripAdvisor share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$8$10$12$14$16NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct8.72

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−4.1%
3 months
−37.7%
6 months
−21.7%
1 year
−43.6%
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About TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor runs an online travel business built around helping people plan and book trips. Its main presence is a group of TripAdvisor-branded websites, led by tripadvisor.com in the United States, with local versions reaching dozens of markets and languages. The company is widely recognized for the huge volume of traveler reviews and ratings it has gathered over the years, covering hotels, restaurants, experiences, airlines, and cruises.

The business is split into two segments, one covering hotels, media and its broader platform, and the other focused on dining and travel experiences. Alongside its core sites, TripAdvisor owns a collection of additional travel brands that handle areas such as cruise information, vacation rentals, restaurant booking, and tools for travel businesses, giving users several ways to research destinations, read opinions, and arrange places to stay or eat.

TripAdvisor was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker TRIP.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Consumer services
Industry
Other consumer services
Website
tripadvisor.com

TripAdvisor GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

TripAdvisor’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 60.4, in the Accumulation zone, down 3.3 points over five sessions.

010060.4Accumulation

Down 3.3 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying63−0.6%+1.0%−0.3%+8.5%
Accumulation (current zone)269−0.3%−0.1%−0.7%−3.0%
Neutral292−0.4%−2.1%−3.9%−9.7%
Distribution45−0.8%+1.6%+1.5%−5.3%
Selling13+2.6%+4.6%+23.0%+25.0%

Average TRIP share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is TripAdvisor stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

TripAdvisor trades 43.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $15.50, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what TripAdvisor shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$15.50

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

43.7% Undervalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 29.1% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$16$9Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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TripAdvisor insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for TripAdvisor, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for TRIP in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in TRIP were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

TripAdvisor has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Dec 31, 2025
$50.00M
As a share of market cap
4.93%
Trailing four quarters
$510.3M

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

4of the funds Gekko tracks hold TRIP.

1added1opened2trimmed0sold out
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TripAdvisor earnings: next date and track record

TripAdvisor reports on Nov 5, 2026 (24 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.

5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±12.2%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−6.2%Nov ’24−14.6%Feb ’25+17.1%May ’25+9.0%Aug ’25−0.1%Nov ’25−21.0%Feb ’26−6.5%May ’26−22.9%Aug ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 6, 2026$0.35
est $0.38
−6.7%$441.9M
est $506.3M
−12.7%−22.9%
May 7, 2026−$0.11
est −$0.07
−57.1%$382.4M
est $384.7M
−0.6%−6.5%
Feb 12, 2026$0.04
est $0.13
−69.2%$411.3M
est $412.7M
−0.3%−21.0%
Nov 6, 2025$0.65
est $0.58
+12.1%$553.0M
est $412.5M
+34.0%−0.1%
Aug 7, 2025$0.46
est $0.42
+9.5%$529.0M
est $573.3M
−7.7%+9.0%
May 7, 2025$0.14
est $0.05
+180.0%$398.0M
est $529.9M
−24.9%+17.1%
Feb 20, 2025$0.30
est $0.21
+40.8%$411.0M
est $403.5M
+1.9%−14.6%
Nov 6, 2024$0.50
est $0.44
+13.6%$532.0M
est $399.4M
+33.2%−6.2%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

TripAdvisor stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for TripAdvisor is $13.54, +55.3% from the last close, from 11 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$13.54consensus 12-month target, +55.3% from the last close
Low $9High $20
Buy4
Hold4
Sell3

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 11 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Oct 7BernsteinBuy, maintained$20+129.4%
Sep 22BernsteinBuy, maintained$20+129.4%
Sep 15BernsteinBuy, maintained$20+129.4%
Aug 21BernsteinBuy, maintained$20+129.4%
Aug 11UBSHold, maintained$12+37.6%
−0.7%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+7.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

TripAdvisor seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, TripAdvisor averaged +7.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−2.9%2021+6.7%2022+12.3%2023+7.9%2024+3.4%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+3.3%5 of 5
Next 10 trading days+3.0%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+1.5%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+7.6%4 of 5
Next 30 trading days−5.6%1 of 5

For scale, TRIP’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 9.2%.

TripAdvisor market cap and key statistics

TripAdvisor’s market cap is $1.01B, with a P/E ratio of 89.6 and revenue of $1.83B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.01B
P/E ratio
89.6
Forward P/E
6.8
EPS, TTM
$0.10
Gekko Fair Value
$15.50

Trading

Volume
1.56M
Avg volume, 20 days
3.71M
52-week high
$17.82
52-week low
$8.02
Shares outstanding
116.4M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$1.83B
Profit margin
0.3%
Return on equity
-0.2%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
−32.1%

Risk and income

Beta
0.86
Typical daily move
±4.2%
Typical 20-day move
±9.2%

TripAdvisor stock news this week

Coverage of TripAdvisor this week reads positive: 4 positive, 0 neutral and 1 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

TripAdvisor peers

TripAdvisor’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
BKNGBooking−1.2%Accumulation28.5% below
EXPEExpedia−1.5%Neutral2.6% below
SCIService Corporation International+0.7%Accumulation2.1% above
LTHLife Time−0.6%Accumulation15.7% below
ANDGAndersen+2.8%Neutral8.0% below
HRBH&R Block+0.3%Neutral38.0% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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TripAdvisor stock FAQ

What is TripAdvisor’s market cap?

TripAdvisor’s market cap is $1.01B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $8.72, with 116.4M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 89.6.

What is the TripAdvisor stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for TripAdvisor is $13.54, +55.3% from the last close. Of the 11 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 4 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 3 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is TripAdvisor stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate TripAdvisor is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $8.72 is 43.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $15.50. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does TripAdvisor report earnings next?

TripAdvisor is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026 (24 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.44 per share on revenue of $449.8M. TripAdvisor beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 12.2% on average across the report.

What is TripAdvisor’s 52-week high and low?

TripAdvisor’s 52-week high is $17.82 and its 52-week low is $8.02; it closed at $8.72 on Oct 12, 2026, −43.6% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $39.04 on Oct 15, 2021.

Is TripAdvisor stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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