What happened Travel information specialist TripAdvisor (NASDAQ: TRIP) continued its latest tour -- south -- on Wednesday, with shares falling a further 5.5%. Granted, there was quite a lot of falling going on in the markets today, as investors worried about a possible recession. What's special about TripAdvisor's decline is that the company actually seemed to confirm a few days ago that things aren't going so great for it. Image source: Getty Images. So what On Wednesday, TripAdvisor reported a decline in second-quarter sales, and missed analyst expectations for both sales and earnings. Making matters worse, investment banker Jefferies published a note on Tuesday warning investors away from the stock. Arguing that online travel agencies such as Expedia are "better positioned," Jefferies said that it could be years before TripAdvisor -- largely a travel information website -- begins earning the kind of profit margins from its fast-growing Experiences business that a true online travel agency like Expedia earns from selling tours. Now what In Jefferies' opinion, the stock, which is now down a total of 9% from its pre-earnings price, still has farther to fall. The analyst cut its price target on the shares to $36 on Tuesday. With everybody else seemingly selling off today -- dumping stocks doing well and those doing poorly -- investors aren't waiting around to find out if Jefferies is wrong about that. The earnings miss and the negative commentary from analysts are turning into a self-fulfilling prophecy for TripAdvisor stock. 10 stocks we like better than TripAdvisorWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has quadrupled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and TripAdvisor wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of June 1, 2019 Rich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends TripAdvisor. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source