BUZZ-Wedbush trims online travel firms' price target on AI risk concerns
TripAdvisor, Inc. TRIP | 11.40 | +1.24% |
Expedia Group EXPE | 257.49 | +3.59% |
Airbnb, Inc. ABNB | 137.74 | +2.91% |
Booking Holdings Inc. BKNG | 185.84 | +2.60% |
** Wedbush lowers price targets on online travel companies on risks from exposure to AI-enabled disintermediation
** Brokerage says while booking windows have started to extend and consumers are reporting longer lengths of stay, AI could hurt long-term business for intermediaries like Airbnb ABNB.O, Booking Holdings BKNG.O, Expedia Group EXPE.O and Tripadvisor TRIP.O
** Adds that Expedia is most exposed to disintermediation given the company's relative exposure to a concentrated supply of hotel and accommodation chains
** Says it expects Airbnb to be the least exposed to displacement given co's fragmentation of its host and supply base
** Wedbush says it is most positive on BKNG as co's geographic diversification limits exposure to pockets of softness or a weaker consumer
** Following are the new PTs:
Company |
New PT |
Old PT |
Airbnb ABNB.O |
$130 |
$135 |
Tripadvisor TRIP.O |
$15 |
$18 |
Booking Holdings BKNG.O |
$5500 |
$6000 |
Expedia EXPE.O |
$260 |
$290 |
