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. Carnival (NYSE:CCL)
Carnival (NYSE:CCL) is the #1 top travel stock out of 16 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 -7 points lower than the travel industry average of 35. 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 46.48% over the past year, overperforming other travel stocks by 6 percentage points.
Carnival has an average 1 year
price target of $29.27, an upside of 7.38% from Carnival's current stock price of $27.26.
Carnival stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Carnival, 54.55% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 27.27% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Viking Holdings (NYSE:VIK)
The Component Grade breakdown for Viking Holdings (NYSE:VIK) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Viking Holdings (NYSE:VIK) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is -3 points lower than the travel industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VIK as a "B".
VIK passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Viking Holdings has seen its stock return 61.17% over the past year, overperforming other travel stocks by 20 percentage points.
Viking Holdings has an average 1 year
price target of $50.90, a downside of -3.45% from Viking Holdings's current stock price of $52.72.
Viking Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Viking Holdings, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP)
The Component Grade breakdown for Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is -1 points lower than the travel industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TRIP as a "B".
TRIP passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tripadvisor has seen its stock lose -25.24% over the past year, underperforming other travel stocks by -66 percentage points.
Tripadvisor has an average 1 year
price target of $15.38, an upside of 17.73% from Tripadvisor's current stock price of $13.06.
Tripadvisor stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Tripadvisor, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 33.33% have issued a Strong Sell.