Cove Street Capital LLC Buys 164,508 Shares of Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LTRPA)

Cove Street Capital LLC grew its holdings in Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LTRPA – Get Rating) by 4.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,867,427 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 164,508 shares during the quarter. Cove Street Capital LLC owned about 5.10% of Liberty TripAdvisor worth $2,590,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of LTRPA. Simplex Trading LLC grew its holdings in shares of Liberty TripAdvisor by 519.6% during the third quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 25,466 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 21,356 shares in the last quarter. Stokes Family Office LLC bought a new stake in Liberty TripAdvisor during the 3rd quarter worth $39,000. Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new stake in Liberty TripAdvisor during the 1st quarter worth $79,000. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA lifted its holdings in Liberty TripAdvisor by 26.2% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA now owns 51,568 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $106,000 after buying an additional 10,697 shares during the period. Finally, Panagora Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Liberty TripAdvisor during the 1st quarter worth about $195,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.55% of the company’s stock.

Liberty TripAdvisor Stock Performance

NASDAQ LTRPA traded down $0.01 on Friday, hitting $0.63. 39,950 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 316,045. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 2.29. The business’s fifty day moving average is $0.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $0.91. Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $0.57 and a 12 month high of $1.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 1.92 and a current ratio of 1.92.

Liberty TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:LTRPA – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 3rd. The technology company reported ($0.41) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $371.00 million for the quarter. Liberty TripAdvisor had a return on equity of 1.18% and a net margin of 1.62%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com started coverage on Liberty TripAdvisor in a report on Thursday, May 18th. They set a “buy” rating for the company.

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.