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Best Travel Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top travel stocks in 2024 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
Ticker
Company
Price
Valuation Score
Graham Fair Value
Graham Fair Value %
P/E
Forward P/E
P/S
P/B
PEG
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow Yield
Book Value
BVPS
EV
EV/EBITDA
ABNB
AIRBNB INC
$166.41N/AN/A22.13x48.23x10.69x13.19xN/A$3.88B3.66%$8.17B12.82$103.05B46.23
TCOM
TRIPCOM GROUP LTD
$43.64N/AN/A20.62x34.91x4.60x1.67xN/AN/AN/A$17.02B26.07$28.66BN/A
EXPE
EXPEDIA GROUP INC
$138.99$77.8578.54%25.27x17.12x1.57x12.35x1.02x$1.84B9.15%$1.53B10.58$19.85B9.11
BKNG
BOOKING HOLDINGS INC
$3,673.50$1.46k152.27%30.96x24.96x6.21x-45.75x1.60x$7.00B5.27%-$2.74B-75.93$128.20B18.20
TRIP
TRIPADVISOR INC
$27.85$5.19436.34%397.86x24.01x2.17x4.41x2.03x$172.00M4.44%$871.00M6.27$3.67B14.33
MMYT
MAKEMYTRIP LTD
$70.60$5.841,108.33%150.21x252.14x10.77x8.37x7.57x$163.50M2.08%$936.52M8.43$7.78BN/A
TNL
TRAVEL & LEISURE CO
$48.41$65.15-25.70%9.12x7.36x0.92x-3.74x0.47x$276.00M8.03%-$919.00M-12.94$8.63B9.93
YTRA
YATRA ONLINE INC
$1.63N/AN/A-27.63x8.58x1.99x1.53xN/A-$21.58M-20.67%$68.57M1.07$103.27MN/A
MOND
MONDEE HOLDINGS INC
$2.26N/AN/A-2.63xN/A0.88x-3.54xN/A-$32.83M-18.63%-$54.77M-0.70$303.66M-20.34
NCLH
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD
$21.34$16.1032.53%54.72x15.93x1.06x30.20x0.54x-$744.65M-8.22%$300.81M0.71$22.74B12.82
RCL
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD
$139.72N/AN/A21.07x34.50x2.58x7.59xN/A$593.00M1.65%$4.72B18.41$57.49B12.62
LIND
LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS HOLDINGS INC
$9.25N/AN/A-9.84x42.05x0.86x-2.20xN/A-$4.52M-0.92%-$225.06M-4.23$930.63M18.59
DESP
DESPEGARCOM CORP
$12.19N/AN/AN/A135.44x1.34x-7.77xN/A$52.98M5.62%-$121.27M-1.57$755.87M6.69
CCL
CARNIVAL CORP
$17.19$16.504.20%53.72x15.21x1.00x3.37x0.41x$1.63B7.24%$6.68B5.10$52.29B10.56
TOUR
TUNIU CORP
$0.72N/AN/A-6.38xN/A1.46x0.62xN/AN/AN/A$143.17M1.16$31.21MN/A
SABR
SABRE CORP
$2.41N/AN/A-1.54x4.55x0.29x-0.66xN/A-$31.18M-3.73%-$1.39B-4.01$5.08B48.99
ISPO
INSPIRATO INC
$3.97N/AN/A-0.26x2.48x0.04x-0.86xN/A-$63.52M-473.35%-$30.24M-8.95$266.41M43.17

Travel Stocks FAQ

What are the best travel stocks to buy right now in Mar 2024?

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

1. Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB)


Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) is the top travel stock with a Zen Score of 58, which is 27 points higher than the travel industry average of 31. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Airbnb has seen its stock return 41.13% over the past year, underperforming other travel stocks by -7 percentage points.

Airbnb has an average 1 year price target of $143.29, a downside of -13.89% from Airbnb's current stock price of $166.41.

Airbnb stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 17 analysts covering Airbnb, 5.88% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 5.88% have issued a Buy, 76.47% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 11.76% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Tripcom Group (NASDAQ:TCOM)


Tripcom Group (NASDAQ:TCOM) is the second best travel stock with a Zen Score of 46, which is 15 points higher than the travel industry average of 31. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tripcom Group has seen its stock return 20.85% over the past year, underperforming other travel stocks by -27 percentage points.

Tripcom Group has an average 1 year price target of $56.00, an upside of 28.32% from Tripcom Group's current stock price of $43.64.

Tripcom Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Tripcom Group, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE)


Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) is the third best travel stock with a Zen Score of 42, which is 11 points higher than the travel industry average of 31. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Expedia Group has seen its stock return 53.19% over the past year, overperforming other travel stocks by 5 percentage points.

Expedia Group has an average 1 year price target of $159.18, an upside of 14.52% from Expedia Group's current stock price of $138.99.

Expedia Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 17 analysts covering Expedia Group, 23.53% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 23.53% have issued a Buy, 52.94% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the travel stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 2 travel stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 2 travel stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Travel & Leisure Co (NYSE:TNL)


Travel & Leisure Co (NYSE:TNL) has an annual dividend yield of 3.82%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the travel industry average of 2.03%. Travel & Leisure Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Travel & Leisure Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Travel & Leisure Co's dividend payout ratio of 33.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG)


Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) has an annual dividend yield of 0.24%, which is -2 percentage points lower than the travel industry average of 2.03%.

Booking Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are travel stocks up?

Travel stocks were up 0.44% in the last day, and up 2.54% over the last week. Carnival was the among the top gainers in the travel services industry, gaining 0.94% yesterday.

Carnival shares are trading lower following mixed Q1 results.

What are the most undervalued travel stocks?

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

1. Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG)


Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) is the most undervalued travel stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Booking Holdings has a valuation score of 57, which is 28 points higher than the travel industry average of 29. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Booking Holdings's stock has gained 46.45% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the travel industry by -1 percentage points.

2. Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE)


Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) is the second most undervalued travel stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Expedia Group has a valuation score of 57, which is 28 points higher than the travel industry average of 29. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Expedia Group's stock has gained 53.19% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the travel industry by 5 percentage points.

3. Travel & Leisure Co (NYSE:TNL)


Travel & Leisure Co (NYSE:TNL) is the third most undervalued travel stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Travel & Leisure Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 28 points higher than the travel industry average of 29. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Travel & Leisure Co's stock has gained 35.19% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the travel industry by -13 percentage points.

Are travel stocks a good buy now?

46.67% of travel stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect travel stocks to rise by 5.82% 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 34.22x.
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