Wedbush Forecasts Airbnb’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:ABNB)

Airbnb, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABNB) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Airbnb in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 15th. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.69 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.84. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $155.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Airbnb’s current full-year earnings is $4.31 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Airbnb’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.06 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Airbnb from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. DA Davidson boosted their price target on Airbnb from $131.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of Airbnb from $175.00 to $160.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Airbnb from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Airbnb in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have assigned a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Airbnb currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $146.94.

Airbnb Price Performance

NASDAQ:ABNB opened at $112.70 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 1.69. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $129.62 and a 200 day moving average of $132.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $71.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.29, a P/E/G ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 1.15. Airbnb has a 52-week low of $99.88 and a 52-week high of $166.74.

Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.12. Airbnb had a net margin of 23.85% and a return on equity of 32.29%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Airbnb

In related news, CEO Brian Chesky sold 38,461 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.19, for a total transaction of $5,122,620.59. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 12,460,447 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,659,606,935.93. The trade was a 0.31 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CTO Aristotle N. Balogh sold 700 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.47, for a total transaction of $94,829.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 183,314 shares in the company, valued at $24,833,547.58. This represents a 0.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 2,037,307 shares of company stock valued at $280,842,374 in the last 90 days. 27.83% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Airbnb

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Airbnb during the fourth quarter worth about $433,374,000. Clearbridge Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Airbnb by 147.3% in the fourth quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 4,349,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $571,505,000 after buying an additional 2,590,475 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its position in Airbnb by 512.0% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 3,080,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $404,782,000 after purchasing an additional 2,577,000 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Airbnb by 174.3% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,866,431 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,268,000 after buying an additional 1,185,892 shares during the period. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in shares of Airbnb by 119.7% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,506,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $179,991,000 after purchasing an additional 820,887 shares during the last quarter. 80.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Airbnb

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.