Tigress Financial Issues Positive Forecast for Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) Stock Price

Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNBGet Free Report) had its price target upped by investment analysts at Tigress Financial from $195.00 to $200.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Tigress Financial’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 62.79% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Airbnb from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on shares of Airbnb from $165.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. B. Riley increased their target price on shares of Airbnb from $131.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Airbnb from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Baird R W raised shares of Airbnb from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have given a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $148.15.

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Airbnb Stock Performance

Airbnb stock opened at $122.86 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $136.23 and a 200-day moving average of $132.96. Airbnb has a 1 year low of $110.38 and a 1 year high of $170.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 1.69 and a quick ratio of 1.69. The company has a market capitalization of $77.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.75, a P/E/G ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 1.10.

Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNBGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.12. Airbnb had a return on equity of 32.29% and a net margin of 23.85%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Airbnb will post 4.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Airbnb

In other news, CEO Brian Chesky sold 38,461 shares of Airbnb stock in a transaction on Monday, December 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.58, for a total transaction of $5,137,620.38. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 12,537,369 shares in the company, valued at $1,674,741,751.02. The trade was a 0.31 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elinor Mertz sold 6,250 shares of Airbnb stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.00, for a total value of $856,250.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 491,238 shares in the company, valued at $67,299,606. The trade was a 1.26 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 2,269,494 shares of company stock worth $318,203,453. Corporate insiders own 27.83% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Airbnb

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Edgewood Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Airbnb by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 13,582,433 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,722,388,000 after purchasing an additional 1,143,464 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Airbnb by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,472,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,244,514,000 after purchasing an additional 72,991 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Airbnb by 147.3% during the 4th quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 4,349,026 shares of the company’s stock worth $571,505,000 after purchasing an additional 2,590,475 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in Airbnb by 8.4% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,296,835 shares of the company’s stock worth $564,647,000 after acquiring an additional 331,607 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Airbnb by 6,085.6% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 4,241,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $537,872,000 after acquiring an additional 4,172,985 shares during the last quarter. 80.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Airbnb Company Profile

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Airbnb, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates a platform that enables hosts to offer stays and experiences to guests worldwide. The company’s marketplace connects hosts and guests online or through mobile devices to book spaces and experiences. It primarily offers private rooms, primary homes, and vacation homes.

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