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Although TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ: TRIP) reported a fourth-quarter EBITDA beat Tuesday, this was driven by a decline in ad spend. Two sell-side analysts found the downside in core hotel revenues, with declining monthly unique hotel shoppers, to be cause for concern.  The Analysts...

Shares of online travel agency Expedia Group Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) soared after a positive earnings report Thursday and company expectations for earnings growth that outpaced earlier Street expectations. Expedia said it expects 2019 growth in the 10-15-percent range, ahead of Wall...

Deutsche Bank named five reasons why its cautious stance on online travel agency Booking Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: BKNG) came to an end Tuesday.  The Analyst Deutsche Bank's Lloyd Walmsley upgraded Booking Holdings from Hold to Buy with a price target lifted from $2,150 to $2,370....

Guggenheim's latest checks show stable room night growth quarter-to-date through November at Expedia Group Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE), and the online travel agency now lists more than 1 million properties.   The Analyst Analyst Jake Fuller maintains a Buy rating on Expedia with an...

Expedia Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) is a best idea heading into 2019, according to Guggenheim Securities. The Analyst Guggenheim analyst Jake Fuller maintains a Buy rating on Expedia with a $160 price target. The Thesis Expedia went on a hiring spree earlier in the year in support of a big hotel supply...

Online travel agency Booking Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: BKNG) finalized and closed its acquisition of hotel metasearch site HotelsCombined, which prompted Guggenheim to revisit its thesis on the stock. The Analyst Guggenheim Partners' Jake Fuller maintains a Neutral rating on Booking Holdings with...

Online travel agency and Priceline parent Booking Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: BKNG) faces an "identity crisis," as its management doesn't know if it is a growth or value company, according to CNBC's Jim Cramer. What Happened Companies that sacrifice sales with the purpose of...

With TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ: TRIP)’s fundamentals beginning to turn around, Barclays sees a “compelling path” to top-line revenue growth for the online travel agency. The Analyst Analyst Deepak Mathivanan upgraded TripAdvisor from Equal Weight to Overweight and...

Shares of MakeMyTrip Limited (NASDAQ: MMYT), one of India's leading online travel agencies, have gained nearly 40 percent since the start of 2018, which implies investors should no longer be aggressive on the stock, according to Goldman Sachs. The Analyst Goldman Sachs' Manish Adukia...

The economy is performing well and "people want to go out and enjoy things," Booking Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: BKNG) CEO Glenn Fogel told CNBC Friday. This is especially true for millennials who continue to show a willingness to forgo buying items so they have more money for experiences like...

Deutsche Bank previewed the quarterly reports due from online travel agencies this week, including Booking Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: BKNG) and Tripadvisor Inc (NASDAQ: TRIP). The Analyst Deutsche Bank's Lloyd Walmsley maintains a Hold rating on Booking Holdings with a price target lifted...

With the online travel sector on deck to report earnings, D.A. Davidson is holding a bullish stance on just one of the stocks: Expedia Group Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE). The Analyst D.A. Davidson's Tom White: Maintains a Buy rating on Expedia with an unchanged $132 price target. Maintains a...

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), formerly Priceline.com, is likely to maintain its position as the leading online travel agency through continued investments in marketing and advertising, an analyst at Argus said. The Analyst Argus analyst John Staszak upgraded shares of Booking Holdings...

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), formerly Priceline, is back on track with a fourth-quarter earnings beat. The Analyst Credit Suisse's Paul Bieber maintains an Outperform rating on Booking Holdings and raised the price target from $2,260 to $2,300. The Thesis Booking Holdings turned in...

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), formerly known as Priceline Group, reported its fourth quarter results on Tuesday which exceeded expectations, in part due to the travel business performing "very well." What You Need To Know Booking Holdings is taken full advantage of the fact that...