Wedbush Has Negative Outlook of Airbnb FY2025 Earnings

Airbnb, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABNB) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for Airbnb in a report released on Tuesday, April 15th. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now anticipates that the company will earn $3.58 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $4.12. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $155.00 price objective 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.71 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.33 EPS.

Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, topping 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%.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on ABNB. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Airbnb from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday. UBS Group raised their target price on Airbnb from $143.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Argus raised Airbnb from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Airbnb to $155.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Airbnb from $123.00 to $112.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 21st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have assigned a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Airbnb presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $146.94.

Airbnb Price Performance

Airbnb stock opened at $112.70 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $129.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $132.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $71.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.29, a PEG ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 1.69. Airbnb has a 52-week low of $99.88 and a 52-week high of $166.74.

Institutional Trading of Airbnb

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ABNB. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Airbnb in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Airbnb during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Airbnb in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Airbnb in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Graney & King LLC bought a new stake in shares of Airbnb during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Institutional investors own 80.76% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Joseph Gebbia sold 214,285 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.76, for a total value of $23,305,636.60. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 2,294,870 shares in the company, valued at approximately $249,590,061.20. The trade was a 8.54 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CTO Aristotle N. Balogh sold 700 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.47, for a total transaction of $94,829.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer now owns 183,314 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,833,547.58. This represents a 0.38 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 2,037,307 shares of company stock valued at $280,842,374. Company insiders own 27.83% of the company’s stock.

Airbnb Company Profile

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.