Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LTRPA – Get Rating) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 945,300 shares, an increase of 36.9% from the December 31st total of 690,700 shares. Approximately 1.3% of the company's shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 470,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days.

Institutional Trading of Liberty TripAdvisor

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LTRPA. Panagora Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Liberty TripAdvisor during the 1st quarter worth about $195,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Liberty TripAdvisor by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,766,638 shares of the technology company's stock worth $7,722,000 after purchasing an additional 191,637 shares in the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new position in Liberty TripAdvisor during the 1st quarter worth about $79,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in Liberty TripAdvisor by 344.4% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 376,000 shares of the technology company's stock worth $771,000 after purchasing an additional 291,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Liberty TripAdvisor by 32.2% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 305,047 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $625,000 after acquiring an additional 74,323 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.55% of the company's stock.

Liberty TripAdvisor Stock Performance

Shares of Liberty TripAdvisor stock opened at $1.32 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $100.13 million, a PE ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.94. Liberty TripAdvisor has a 12 month low of $0.57 and a 12 month high of $2.47. The company has a current ratio of 2.34, a quick ratio of 2.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $0.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1.01.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com raised Liberty TripAdvisor from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 23rd.

Liberty TripAdvisor Company Profile

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Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc engages in the online advertising and commerce business through its subsidiaries. It operates through the following segments: Hotels, Media and Platform, Experiences and Dining, and Corporate and Other. The Hotels, Media and Platform segment includes all Tripadvisor-related brand advertising expenses, primarily television advertising, and technical infrastructure and other costs supporting the Tripadvisor platform.

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