Airbnb FY2025 EPS Estimate Reduced by Cantor Fitzgerald

Airbnb, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABNB) – Investment analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their FY2025 earnings estimates for Airbnb in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst D. Mathivanan now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $4.05 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $4.21. Cantor Fitzgerald has a “Underweight” rating and a $94.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Airbnb’s current full-year earnings is $3.98 per share.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of Airbnb from $125.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Airbnb from $124.00 to $123.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $155.00 target price on shares of Airbnb in a research note on Friday, November 8th. TD Cowen increased their target price on Airbnb from $150.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Airbnb from $125.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $139.63.

Airbnb Trading Down 0.5 %

NASDAQ:ABNB opened at $131.17 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $133.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $130.78. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.13. Airbnb has a 1-year low of $110.38 and a 1-year high of $170.10.

Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $2.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.17 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $3.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.72 billion. Airbnb had a return on equity of 32.88% and a net margin of 16.96%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.39 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Airbnb

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Airbnb in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Airbnb in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Hollencrest Capital Management boosted its stake in Airbnb by 6,666.7% during the third quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 203 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Berbice Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Airbnb in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Airbnb during the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Institutional investors own 80.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Joseph Gebbia sold 214,285 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.95, for a total transaction of $27,632,050.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,071,430 shares in the company, valued at $138,160,898.50. This represents a 16.67 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CTO Aristotle N. Balogh sold 700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.15, for a total transaction of $89,705.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 182,614 shares in the company, valued at $23,401,984.10. This represents a 0.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 1,372,293 shares of company stock worth $181,759,318 in the last quarter. 27.83% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.