Comparing QXO (NASDAQ:QXO) and Liberty TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:LTRPA)

Liberty TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:LTRPA) and QXO (NASDAQ:QXO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

Liberty TripAdvisor has a beta of 3.47, suggesting that its stock price is 247% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QXO has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Liberty TripAdvisor and QXO, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty TripAdvisor	0	0	0	0	N/A
QXO	0	0	0	0	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Liberty TripAdvisor and QXO”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liberty TripAdvisor	$1.68 billion	0.02	-$285.00 million	($4.16)	-0.12
QXO	$57.11 million	113.06	-$1.07 million	($1.76)	-8.96

QXO has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Liberty TripAdvisor. QXO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty TripAdvisor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Liberty TripAdvisor and QXO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty TripAdvisor	-15.48%	62.40%	20.14%
QXO	-3.75%	0.51%	0.24%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

31.4% of Liberty TripAdvisor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% of QXO shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Liberty TripAdvisor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 90.6% of QXO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

QXO beats Liberty TripAdvisor on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Liberty TripAdvisor

Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. operates a travel guidance platform that connects people and audiences with travel partners in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Brand Tripadvisor, Viator, and TheFork. It offers an online platform that provides content, travel guidance products and services, and two-sided marketplaces for travelers to discover, generate, and share authentic user-generated content in the form of ratings and reviews for destinations, points-of-interest, experiences, accommodations, restaurants, cruises, and other travel categories, including alternative accommodations, flights, and rental cars. The company provides click-based, display-based, and subscription-based advertising services. In addition, it operates Viator, an online marketplace that includes website, mobile web, and mobile app, which allows travelers to research and book tours, activities, and attractions in travel destinations worldwide; and TheFork, an online restaurant reservations platform that offers information and services for consumers to research and book restaurants. The company markets and sells its services through its own platform channels, online search engines, social media, email, media via public relations, partnerships, and content distribution. Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

About QXO

QXO, Inc. operates as a business application, technology, and consulting company in North America. The company provides solutions for accounting and business management, financial reporting, enterprise resource planning, human capital management, warehouse management systems, customer relationship management, and business intelligence. It also offers value-added services that focuses on consulting and professional, specialized programming, training, and technical support services. In addition, the company provides information technology managed services, such as cybersecurity, application hosting, disaster recovery, business continuity, cloud, and other services; and data back-up, network maintenance, and upgrade services. It serves small and medium-sized businesses primarily in the manufacturing, distribution, and service industries. QXO, Inc. is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.