TZOO
Travelzoo
TZOO offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ has the edge over TZOO overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
TZOO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
TZOO's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its profitability is weak.
VZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
TZOO PE Valuation
TZOO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $32.43 | -30% |
| Forward | 9x | $46.55 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $43.63 | -6.3% |
| Current | 12x | $46.55 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $56.75 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VZ's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.0x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
TZOO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
TZOO has the edge over VZ on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VZ's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
TZOO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.44 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.16 | -125% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.05 | -94% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.38 | -62% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.41 | -61% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.65 | -39% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.90 | -7.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.01 | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.06 | +28% |
TZOO has swung to a loss: it lost $0.16 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
VZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.19 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.93 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.11 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.06 | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.68 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.20 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +51% |
VZ has the edge over TZOO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
TZOO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $22.9M | +3.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.2M | -2.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $24.3M | +4.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.5M | +8.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.2M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $23.9M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $23.1M | +5.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $20.7M | -2.2% |
TZOO's revenue has held roughly level: $23M last quarter, up 3.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -11% | -13 points |
| Q2 2026 | -12% | -21 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.5% | -21 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.2% | -18 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.6% | -10 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 23% | +2.3 points |
TZOO's operating margin was −11% last quarter, down 13 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.3B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.3B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.4B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.8B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.5B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5B | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.7B | +1.6% |
VZ's revenue has held roughly level: $34.3B last quarter, up 1.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +19 points |
VZ has the edge over TZOO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TZOO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.8M | +$2.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.7M | -230% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4M | -82% |
| Q3 2025 | -$388K | -107% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3M | -61% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.3M | -29% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.8M | +480% |
TZOO still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $5M over the past year.
VZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5B | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.1B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +20% |
VZ has the edge over TZOO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TZOO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -122K shares |
| 1 year | -9.1% | -1M shares |
| 3 years | -31% | -4.6M shares |
| 5 years | -21% | -2.7M shares |
| Available history | -15% | -1.8M shares |
TZOO has the edge over VZ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $529,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $2.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $8.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3M |
TZOO spent $6M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 62% from the year before.
VZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -72M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -55M shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +17M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +21M shares |
VZ has 4.2B diluted shares, down 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
TZOO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
TZOO has the edge over VZ on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
VZ's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.8 years a year ago.
TZOO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.9 | Oversold |
TZOO's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
VZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
VZ's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
TZOO PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TZOO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 101x | 16x | 515% above |
| PE % | 91 | 26 | 65 pts above |
TZOO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ has the edge over TZOO on valuation relative to its sector.
TZOO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.19 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.89 | 25% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.31 | 29% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.3 | 50% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.71 | 47% below |
TZOO is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 47% below its 200-week average.
VZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.3 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 12% above |
VZ has the edge over TZOO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TZOO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $9.11 | -16% |
| 2021 | $9.11 | $10.2 | +12% |
| 2022 | $10.2 | $4.33 | -57% |
| 2023 | $4.33 | $9.53 | +120% |
| 2024 | $9.53 | $19.7 | +107% |
| 2025 | $19.7 | $7.01 | -64% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.01 | $5.19 | -26% |
TZOO's yearly returns have swung widely, from +120% in 2023 to −64% in 2025. It's down 26% so far in 2026.
VZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $58.8 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $58.8 | $52.7 | -10% |
| 2022 | $52.7 | $38.4 | -27% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $39.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $40.5 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.5 | $46.6 | +15% |
VZ has the edge over TZOO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.