Online travel agency Booking Holdings BKNG.O beat Wall Street expectations for second-quarter profit and revenue on Tuesday, as international bookings offset weak travel spending in the U.S.
BOOKINGS TO STAY STRONG
J.P.Morgan ("overweight," PT: $6250) says BKNG is the best-positioned in the online travel segment amid potential macro pressures and remains positive on its ability to drive multi-year earnings growth
Evercore ISI ("outperform," PT: $6250) says "BKNG remains the highest quality Online Travel Stock" due to its broad geographic exposure, resilient travel market and high margins
Piper Sandler ("neutral," PT: $5750) says they remain cautious on the online travel agency sector as a whole, primarily due to tepid demand from the U.S. consumer; adds BKNG is its most preferred in the sector
Truist Securities ("hold," PT: $5630) expects steady global travel demand excluding U.S. and raised FY guidance to balance out macro-driven sluggishness in the third quarter
Morningstar (fair value: $4800) says co is leveraging its data and financial position to train large language models for specific use cases across its platform to keep up with the AI revolution