According to
Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best vacation stocks to buy right now are:
1. Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE)
The Component Grade breakdown for Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.
Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 22 points higher than the travel industry average of 34.
EXPE passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Expedia Group has seen its stock return 54.92% over the past year, overperforming other travel stocks by 42 percentage points.
Expedia Group has an average 1 year
price target of $276.94, an upside of 5.64% from Expedia Group's current stock price of $262.15.
Expedia Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 18 analysts covering Expedia Group, 27.78% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 72.22% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (NASDAQ:LIND)
The Component Grade breakdown for Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (NASDAQ:LIND) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (NASDAQ:LIND) has a Due Diligence Score of 11, which is -23 points lower than the travel industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates LIND as a "B".
LIND passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Lindblad Expeditions Holdings has seen its stock return 140.89% over the past year, overperforming other travel stocks by 128 percentage points.
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings has an average 1 year
price target of $24.33, a downside of -9.81% from Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's current stock price of $26.98.
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Carnival (NYSE:CCL)
Carnival (NYSE:CCL) is the #3 top travel stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Carnival (NYSE:CCL) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Carnival (NYSE:CCL) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is equal to the travel industry average of 34.
CCL passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Carnival has seen its stock return 12.49% over the past year.
Carnival has an average 1 year
price target of $34.36, an upside of 18.86% from Carnival's current stock price of $28.91.
Carnival stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Carnival, 81.25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 6.25% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.