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Best Travel Stocks to Buy Now (2023)
Top travel stocks in 2023 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best travel stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the travel services industry.

Industry: Travel Services

Zen Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership Technicals

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E
BKNG	BOOKING HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Travel Services	$99.86B	$2,652.41	1.63%	$4.92B	34.58x	8.12
RXO	RXO INC	NYSE	Travel Services	$2.29B	$19.64	1.71%	$209.00M	24.55x	2.46
NXTP	NEXTPLAY TECHNOLOGIES INC	NASDAQ	Travel Services	$6.00M	$1.01	-0.98%	-$30.91M	-0.13x	1.48
MMYT	MAKEMYTRIP LTD	NASDAQ	Travel Services	$2.67B	$24.47	2.56%	$57.71M	-129.47x	0.56
TRIP	TRIPADVISOR INC	NASDAQ	Travel Services	$2.80B	$19.86	2.85%	$208.00M	141.86x	1.98
TCOM	TRIPCOM GROUP LTD	NASDAQ	Travel Services	$24.34B	$37.67	1.87%	$676.42M	119.21x	0.70
MOND	MONDEE HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Travel Services	$918.09M	$11.16	1.36%	-$48.84M	N/A	-24.02
TOUR	TUNIU CORP	NASDAQ	Travel Services	$242.44M	$1.87	1.63%	N/A	-8.24x	0.74
YTRA	YATRA ONLINE INC	NASDAQ	Travel Services	$144.79M	$2.28	12.32%	$2.38M	-28.50x	8.15
EXPE	EXPEDIA GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Travel Services	$14.88B	$97.03	0.94%	$1.62B	43.32x	7.81
LIND	LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Travel Services	$508.47M	$9.56	2.25%	-$23.16M	-4.29x	-4.78
DESP	DESPEGARCOM CORP	NYSE	Travel Services	$500.68M	$6.14	0.82%	$39.35M	N/A	-6.00
TZOO	TRAVELZOO	NASDAQ	Travel Services	$74.89M	$6.04	9.42%	$4.84M	100.67x	-15.69
CCL	CARNIVAL CORP	NYSE	Travel Services	$13.22B	$10.15	-0.10%	-$646.00M	-2.49x	7.43
RCL	ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD	NYSE	Travel Services	$16.67B	$65.30	0.90%	$614.89M	-7.73x	10.77
NCLH	NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD	NYSE	Travel Services	$5.67B	$13.45	1.36%	-$665.14M	-2.49x	269.56

Travel Stocks FAQ

What are the best travel stocks to buy right now in Apr 2023?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best vacation stocks to buy right now are:

1. Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) is the top travel stock with a Zen Score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the travel industry average of 22. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Booking Holdings has seen its stock return 12.94% over the past year, overperforming other travel stocks by 7 percentage points.

Booking Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $2,677.59, an upside of 0.95% from Booking Holdings's current stock price of $2,652.41.

Booking Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 18 analysts covering Booking Holdings, 44.44% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 38.89% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Rxo (NYSE:RXO)

Rxo (NYSE:RXO) is the second best travel stock with a Zen Score of 38, which is 16 points higher than the travel industry average of 22. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals.

Rxo has an average 1 year price target of $21.46, an upside of 9.28% from Rxo's current stock price of $19.64.

Rxo stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Rxo, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 6.67% have issued a Buy, 73.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Nextplay Technologies (NASDAQ:NXTP)

Nextplay Technologies (NASDAQ:NXTP) is the third best travel stock with a Zen Score of 35, which is 13 points higher than the travel industry average of 22. It passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Nextplay Technologies has seen its stock lose -90.82% over the past year, underperforming other travel stocks by -96 percentage points.

Are travel stocks a good buy now?

61.54% of travel stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect travel stocks to rise by 3.72% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the travel services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the travel services industry is 37.5x.

What are the most undervalued travel stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued travel stocks right now are:

1. Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP)

Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) is the most undervalued travel stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Tripadvisor has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the travel industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tripadvisor's stock has dropped -26.77% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the travel industry by -32 percentage points.

2. Nextplay Technologies (NASDAQ:NXTP)

Nextplay Technologies (NASDAQ:NXTP) is the second most undervalued travel stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Nextplay Technologies has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the travel industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nextplay Technologies's stock has dropped -90.82% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the travel industry by -96 percentage points.

3. Rxo (NYSE:RXO)

Rxo (NYSE:RXO) is the third most undervalued travel stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Rxo has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the travel industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Why are travel stocks up?

Travel stocks were up 1.63% in the last day, and up 6.08% over the last week. Yatra Online was the among the top gainers in the travel services industry, gaining 12.32% yesterday.

Shares of companies in the broader consumer discretionary sector are trading higher amid overall market strength after PCE data came in below estimates, which has raised hopes of slowing inflation.

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