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. Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP)
The Component Grade breakdown for Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 1 points higher than the travel industry average of 33.
TRIP passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tripadvisor has seen its stock return 21.87% over the past year, underperforming other travel stocks by -24 percentage points.
Tripadvisor has an average 1 year
price target of $17.46, an upside of 4.45% from Tripadvisor's current stock price of $16.72.
Tripadvisor stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Tripadvisor, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 85.71% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 14.29% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG)
The Component Grade breakdown for Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.
Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 6 points higher than the travel industry average of 33.
BKNG passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Booking Holdings has seen its stock return 44.36% over the past year, underperforming other travel stocks by -2 percentage points.
Booking Holdings has an average 1 year
price target of $5,918.55, an upside of 7.5% from Booking Holdings's current stock price of $5,505.55.
Booking Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 22 analysts covering Booking Holdings, 45.45% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 22.73% have issued a Buy, 31.82% 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 B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Carnival (NYSE:CCL) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Carnival (NYSE:CCL) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is -5 points lower than the travel industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CCL as a "B".
CCL passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Carnival has seen its stock return 90.7% over the past year, overperforming other travel stocks by 44 percentage points.
Carnival has an average 1 year
price target of $32.00, an upside of 2.7% from Carnival's current stock price of $31.16.
Carnival stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Carnival, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.