Professional
Added to YB: 2025-12-08
Pitch date: 2025-12-04
TRST.L [bearish]
Trustpilot Group plc
-14.99%
current return
Author Info
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Company Info
Trustpilot Group plc engages in the development and hosting of an online review platform for businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom, North America, Europe, and internationally.
Market Cap
GBP 1.0B
Pitch Price
GBP 1.38
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
66.41
P/E
971.48
EV/Sales
4.18
Sector
Interactive Media and Services
Category
N/A
The 'Trustpilot Mafia' – How the Extortion Model Destroys Trustpilot’s Value Proposition
TRST.L (short): Grizzly Research exposes 'Trustpilot Mafia' extortion scheme - creates negative profiles for non-paying businesses, removes genuine bad reviews for subscribers while allowing obvious fake 5-star reviews. Paying clients avg 4+ stars vs non-paying <2 stars across industries. Loved by scam companies, shunned by legit brands. Google crackdown on fake reviews threatens 90% search-dependent business model.
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