Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB) closed the most recent trading day at $130.32, moving +1.05% from the previous trading session. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 1.02%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.63%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 1.23%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the company had gained 2.11% outpaced the Consumer Discretionary sector's loss of 0.69% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.63%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Airbnb, Inc. in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to be unveiled on May 7, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Airbnb, Inc. to post earnings of $0.3 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 25%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $2.62 billion, up 15.32% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $4.91 per share and revenue of $13.73 billion, which would represent changes of +21.84% and +12.14%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Airbnb, Inc. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. As of now, Airbnb, Inc. holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Digging into valuation, Airbnb, Inc. currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 26.26. This denotes a premium relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 16.51.
It is also worth noting that ABNB currently has a PEG ratio of 1.58. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. ABNB's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.39 as of yesterday's close.
The Leisure and Recreation Services industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 146, placing it within the bottom 41% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.
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