Treasure Global (NASDAQ:TGL – Get Free Report) and Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Treasure Global and Travelzoo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Treasure Global | -1,064.59% | -36.50% | -31.66% |
| Travelzoo | 8.66% | -446.70% | 15.82% |
Volatility and Risk
Treasure Global has a beta of 2.97, meaning that its stock price is 197% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Travelzoo has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Treasure Global | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Travelzoo | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
Travelzoo has a consensus price target of $19.67, indicating a potential upside of 197.98%. Given Travelzoo’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Travelzoo is more favorable than Treasure Global.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Treasure Global and Travelzoo”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Treasure Global | $2.31 million | 3.88 | -$23.38 million | ($396.00) | -0.02 |
| Travelzoo | $83.90 million | 0.86 | $13.56 million | $0.64 | 10.31 |
Travelzoo has higher revenue and earnings than Treasure Global. Treasure Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Travelzoo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
27.4% of Travelzoo shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Treasure Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.2% of Travelzoo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Travelzoo beats Treasure Global on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Treasure Global
Treasure Global Inc. offers e-commerce activities through its platform. Its platform provides consumers and merchants instant rebates and affiliate cashback programs, while providing a seamless e-payment solution with rebates in both e-commerce and physical retailers/merchant settings. The company offers ZCITY App, a payment gateway platform. Treasure Global Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.
About Travelzoo
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 Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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