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People vs TripAdvisor

PPLI and TRIP side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.

How PPLI and TRIP compare

People is the larger company, worth 3.7 times as much as TripAdvisor ($3.3B against $875M).

People grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.8% versus 3.2% for TripAdvisor).

People keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −13.8% compared with −19.7% at TripAdvisor.

People scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 5 for TripAdvisor), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.

Key numbers

A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.

MetricPPLITRIP
Size and price
Market cap$3.3B$875M
Share price$43.79$7.47
Change, 1 year31.8%−51.3%
Change, 5 years−66.0%−74.2%
Beta (5Y)1.261.16
Employees5,1562,590
StockData Score
Total score7 (better)5
Valuation score33
Growth score2 (better)1
Performance score00
Health score2 (better)1
Dividend score00
Valuation
P/S1.4×0.5× (better)
P/B0.7× (better)2.4×
P/FCF23.7×–
FCF yield4.2% (better)−3.9%
Fair value$91.61$16.26
Margin of safety52.2%54.1% (better)
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)13.8% (better)3.2%
Revenue growth, 5Y average−2.8%25.6% (better)
Net income growth (TTM)–−556%
EPS growth (TTM)–−578%
Profitability
Gross margin66.7%91.6% (better)
Operating margin−5.9% (better)−19.6%
Net margin−13.8% (better)−19.7%
FCF margin5.8% (better)−1.9%
Return on equity−7.2% (better)−67.3%
Return on invested capital−2.3% (better)−47.0%
Financial health
Debt / equity0.32 (better)2.25
Interest coverage−1.3× (better)−5.8×
Current ratio4.01 (better)1.75
Altman Z-score1.26 (better)0.94
Piotroski F-score57 (better)
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield–0.00%
Years of dividend growth–0
Buyback yield4.5%–
Shareholder yield4.5% (better)0.00%
Ownership
Held by institutions92.6%112%
Held by insiders19.6%18.4%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$279K (better)−$640K
Superinvestors holding3 (better)2
Short interest, % of float18.6%38.7%

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