TRIP NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

TripAdvisor Inc · Consumer Cyclical · Travel Services

Latest close 13.70 USD
-6.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 15.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 42.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.0%, after a -0.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 57/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 8d.

Setup score 37 out of 100
Latest Close 13.70 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -6.0% latest completed week
4W Return -0.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 18.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 28.8% 15 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 1-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 15.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 42.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.0%, after a -0.4% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.6x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.5012-week average 0.23

12-week confirmation

Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.50Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -0.4% over four weeks, 18.5% over 12 weeks, and -23.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-6.0%
4W-0.4%
12W18.5%
26W3.6%
52W-23.1%
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year15
Trend breadth28.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.26Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-6.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-9.01Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change39.8%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength77/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Value80/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Quality77/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Momentum14/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Growth7/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
85.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
7.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
19.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
76.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
6.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
18.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
9.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
2.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-64.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
74.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
31.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
31.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.6x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

TRIP shows volatility options pressure with a 57/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.08, expected move of 10.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction57/100
Expected move10.7%
Put/call volume0.08
Pressure87
Speculation41
Volatility81
Trend agreement12
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Insider activity14 / 6

14 acquisitions and 6 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 50 relevant articles.

15 positive · 27 neutral · 8 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings8dNext report is scheduled for 06 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move10.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-32.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.5%Week of 20 Feb.
Worst week-24.7%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week-6.0%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains11
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses3
Sharp losses6
Recent vol6.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.5% / -6.3%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202613.70 USD-6.0%11.88 USD16.14 USD1.26-9.0110.7MOn
17 Jul 202614.58 USD4.3%11.89 USD16.17 USD1.40-5.6616.1MOff
10 Jul 202613.98 USD-2.2%11.87 USD16.18 USD1.41-14.0814.6MOff
3 Jul 202614.29 USD3.9%11.90 USD16.21 USD1.38-11.5911.9MOff
26 Jun 202613.76 USD6.1%11.94 USD16.22 USD1.34-14.9719.5MOff
19 Jun 202612.96 USD4.5%11.98 USD16.24 USD1.14-23.7728.8MOff
12 Jun 202612.41 USD4.6%12.03 USD16.26 USD0.93-25.5321.3MOff
5 Jun 202611.86 USD6.1%12.11 USD16.29 USD0.65-27.6821.5MOff
29 May 202611.18 USD10.9%12.23 USD16.32 USD0.43-35.4215.3MOff
22 May 202610.08 USD6.6%12.39 USD16.35 USD0.38-40.6921.0MOff
15 May 20269.46 USD-9.5%12.61 USD16.38 USD0.26-44.2519.5MOff
8 May 202610.45 USD-9.6%12.81 USD16.42 USD0.20-39.4017.3MOff
1 May 202611.56 USD3.3%12.96 USD16.46 USD0.05-30.1711.0MOff
24 Apr 202611.19 USD-1.8%13.10 USD16.48 USD-0.10-31.8614.4MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.