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How to Buy Tripcom Group Stock

Tripcom Group Ltd

Trip. com Group Limited operates as a travel service provider for accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, packaged tours and in-destination, corporate travel management, and other travel-related services in China and internationally.

Tripcom Group stock last closed at $36.65, down 1.98% from the previous day, and has increased 64.28% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Travel Services industry by 0.59 percentage points. Tripcom Group stock is currently +98.54% from its 52-week low of $18.46, and -8.76% from its 52-week high of $40.17.

At the moment, there are 649.89M shares of TCOM outstanding. The market capitalization of TCOM is $23.82B. In the last 24 hours, 11.7M TCOM shares were traded.

How to Buy Tripcom Group Stock

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  1. Figure out where to buy Tripcom Group stock: You need to choose an online brokerage, but don't worry - we've tested dozens of stock brokerages and apps to help you determine where to buy Tripcom Group stock.
  2. Sign up for a brokerage account: Sign up for 0% fee trading with the highest-rated brokerage we've selected.
  3. Fund your brokerage account: Pick your payment method and add your information.
  4. Research Tripcom Group stock: The Tripcom Group ticker symbol is TCOM. Is Tripcom Group stock a good investment? Should you buy shares of TCOM? How do TCOM's underlying business fundamentals look? Do top analysts think Tripcom Group is a good buy? Why has TCOM's stock price moved recently? (Hint: Our stock research website can help you figure out if TCOM is a good stock to buy).
  5. Place your TCOM buy order: Decide if you will purchase TCOM shares at the current market price or use a limit order to purchase TCOM shares at a given price.
  6. Get updates on your TCOM position: Create a watchlist to get the latest news on your investment in Tripcom Group shares.

Step 1: Figure out where to buy Tripcom Group stock

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Step 4: Research Tripcom Group stock

Once you have decided on the best place to buy Tripcom Group stock, it's very important to evaluate their stock before you buy, so you actually understand the risk as well as the opportunity.

Tripcom Group quick stats

TCOM Price
$36.65
1w %
1.58%
1y %
64.28%
5y %
-24.74%
P/E
116.35x
P/B
1.46x
P/S
8.17x
PEG
1.51x
Revenue
$2.91B
Earnings
$203.63M
Fore. Rev. Growth
35.18%
Fore. Earn. Growth
85.73%
Market Cap
$23.82B
Next Earnings
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

TCOM Overview

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You can see all of the due diligence checks on TCOM's stock page.

What is the fair value of TCOM stock?

You can use a variety of different financial metrics, analyses, models, and charts to gauge TCOM's fair value.

Using relative valuations measures:

  • TCOM may be overvalued based on its P/E ratio of 116.35x, relative to Travel Services industry P/E ratio of 35.82x
  • TCOM may be undervalued based on its P/B ratio of 1.46x, relative to Travel Services industry P/B ratio of 5.14x
  • TCOM could be overvalued based on its PEG ratio of 1.51x

You can do additional valuation analysis on TCOM's stock here.

TCOM Financial Health Summary

Positive Financial Indicators:

  • There are more short-term assets than long-term liabilities on the TCOM balance sheet.
  • TCOM profit margin has gone up from -2.7% to 7% in the past year.
  • Total TCOM debt is lower than 5 years ago, relative to shareholder equity.
  • There are more short-term assets than short-term liabilities on the TCOM balance sheet.

Negative Financial Indicators:

  • TCOM has a relatively high debt to equity ratio of 0.7.

Do Wall Street analysts think it's a good time to buy TCOM stock

Out of 6 sell side analysts who give forecasts on TCOM, the consensus analyst rating on TCOM is a Strong Buy

It's important to keep in mind that analyst ratings are not stock recommendations, nor are they financial advice.

Latest TCOM Analyst Forecasts

Parash Jain, a bottom 35% analyst from HSBC maintains TCOM with a strong buy rating and raises their TCOM price target from $44.00 to $48.00, on Mar 8, 2023.

Jiong Shao, a top 23% analyst from Barclays maintains TCOM with a strong buy rating and raises their TCOM price target from $40.00 to $46.00, on Mar 8, 2023.

Maintaining his Strong Buy rating, Shao raised his price target on Trip.com Group Limited by 15% following the release of the company's Q4 and FY 2022 earnings report on 2023/03/06.

Q4 revenue and earnings results were ahead of consensus, the analyst told investors.

The highlight of the report was that trends in Q1 have already reached 2019 pre-COVID levels, Shao added, noting that "this recovery momentum will likely remain throughout 2023."

Trip.com reported:

For Q4 2022:

  • EPS of $0.11, which beat both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $(0.02) and, by 37.5%, Q4 2021's $0.08. 
  • Revenue of $729M, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.27% but missed, by 0.82%, Q4 2021's $735M.
  • Outbound air ticket bookings increased by 200% Y/Y.
  • Hotel bookings increased by 140% Y/Y.

For FY 2022:

  • EPS of $0.29, down 7.08% Y/Y.
  • Revenue of $2.91B, up 0.13% Y/Y.

Management did not provide financial guidance in its press release or earnings call.

CEO Jane Sun commented: "We are encouraged by our solid results in 2022 and strong recovery in recent months.

"Going forward, we will continue to focus on expanding our product coverage in scope and depth, and further improving our customer service quality in the global markets.

"Based on the solid foundation we have built over the past three years, we are confident that our company can grow at a faster pace across global markets as we continue to leverage our operational improvements."

Fawne Jiang, a top 12% analyst from Benchmark maintains TCOM with a strong buy rating and raises their TCOM price target from $52.00 to $55.00, on Mar 7, 2023.

James Lee, a top 5% analyst from Mizuho maintains TCOM with a strong buy rating and raises their TCOM price target from $45.00 to $49.00, on Mar 7, 2023.

Wei Xiong, a top 37% analyst from UBS upgrades TCOM to a strong buy rating and raises their TCOM price target from $28.00 to $41.00, on Dec 16, 2022.

You can dive deeper into what analysts are projecting on the Tripcom Group stock forecast page.

TCOM Technical Indicators

SMA10
36.75
SMA20
36.79
SMA50
37.23
SMA100
33.78
SMA200
29.63
MACD
-0.03
MACD Signal
0.02
MACD Histogram
-0.05
RSI
47.9
Stochastic %K
41.71
Stochastic %D
46.12
StochRSI %K
46.4
StochRSI %D
50.71

Is TCOM Making Money?

Last year, TCOM earnings were $203.63M. During the past 5 year, TCOM's earnings have grown by -12.72% per year. This was slower than the Travel Services industry average of 3.44%.

Last year, TCOM revenue was $2.91B. During the past five year, TCOM's revenue has gone up by -6.62% per year. This was slower than the Travel Services industry average of 4.7%.

Dive into TCOM's earnings and revenue performance here.

Who is buying/selling TCOM?

In the past 12 months, executives and large shareholders at TCOM have not bought or sold any shares.

Learn more about who owns TCOM shares here.

Does TCOM provide a stable income stream?

No, Tripcom Group doesn't provide an income stream by paying out dividends.

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Step 6: Get updates on your TCOM position

Now that you own some TCOM shares, you'll want to stay up-to-date on your new investment.

Create a watchlist to get notified of the latest news about your TCOM stock.

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How to Buy Stock in Tripcom Group

To reiterate, here are the 6 steps to buy stock in Tripcom Group:

  1. Figure out where to buy Tripcom Group stock
  2. Sign up for a brokerage account
  3. Fund your brokerage account
  4. Research Tripcom Group stock
  5. Place your TCOM buy order
  6. Get updates on your TCOM position

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NASDAQ: TCOM
$36.65-0.74 (-1.98%)
Updated Mar 17, 2023
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NASDAQ: TCOM
$36.65-0.74 (-1.98%)
Updated Mar 17, 2023
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FAQ

How much does it cost to buy one Tripcom Group share?

As of Mar 17, 2023, it costs $36.65 to buy one share of Tripcom Group stock.

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Is now a good time to buy Tripcom Group stock?

According to 6 Wall Street analysts who monitor Tripcom Group, their consensus recommendation is to buy Tripcom Group stock.

What is the best way to buy Tripcom Group stock?

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