M&T Bank Corp Takes Position in Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR $TCOM

Key Points

• M&T Bank purchased a new stake of 36,018 shares in Trip.com in Q4, valued at about $2.59 million, joining other institutions that hold roughly 35.4% of the stock.
• Trip.com is facing heightened legal and regulatory risk after an AI pricing controversy, with multiple securities class action filings and an antitrust probe prompting competing lead‑plaintiff solicitations and investor uncertainty.
• Despite recent share weakness and some firms trimming price targets, Wall Street remains broadly positive with nine Buy vs. two Hold ratings and a consensus price target of about $77.

M&T Bank Corp purchased a new stake in Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:TCOM - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 36,018 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,590,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Capital World Investors increased its stake in Trip.com Group by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 37,884,726 shares of the company's stock worth $2,849,066,000 after purchasing an additional 1,912,238 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new position in shares of Trip.com Group during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $56,979,000. Sanders Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Trip.com Group by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Sanders Capital LLC now owns 9,868,196 shares of the company's stock valued at $742,088,000 after buying an additional 662,230 shares during the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Trip.com Group in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $48,273,000. Finally, Cantillon Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Trip.com Group by 12.4% in the 3rd quarter. Cantillon Capital Management LLC now owns 4,606,141 shares of the company's stock valued at $346,382,000 after buying an additional 508,890 shares during the last quarter. 35.41% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Trip.com Group Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of Trip.com Group stock opened at $53.37 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $52.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $62.30. Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR has a 1 year low of $48.48 and a 1 year high of $78.99. The company has a market capitalization of $34.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.97, a P/E/G ratio of 3.77 and a beta of -0.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 1.55.

Trip.com Group (NASDAQ:TCOM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Saturday, February 14th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $2.20 billion during the quarter. Trip.com Group had a return on equity of 18.56% and a net margin of 53.28%. Research analysts forecast that Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR will post 3.61 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on TCOM. Weiss Ratings downgraded Trip.com Group from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $75.00 price objective on shares of Trip.com Group in a report on Thursday, February 26th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on Trip.com Group from $73.00 to $68.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Benchmark cut their price objective on Trip.com Group from $82.00 to $72.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of Trip.com Group in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Trip.com Group presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $77.00.

Key Headlines Impacting Trip.com Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Trip.com Group this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks notes Trip.com shares fell more steeply than the broader market in the most recent session, signaling investor selling pressure tied to ongoing headlines. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Hagens Berman has filed a securities class action linking Trip.com’s share slump to an AI pricing controversy and an antitrust probe — this formal complaint escalates litigation risk and could prolong investor uncertainty. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: A large group of plaintiff firms (Rosen, Schall, Pomerantz, Faruqi, Bragar Eagel & Squire, Bronstein Gewirtz, Levi & Korsinsky, Kahn Swick & Foti, ClaimsFiler, Bernstein Liebhard, Frank R. Cruz, etc.) have issued investor alerts and are soliciting lead‑plaintiff applications for the same alleged misstatements covering April 30, 2024–Jan 13, 2026 — multiple filings and competing lead‑plaintiff motions raise legal costs, distraction risk, and potential settlement exposure. Representative firm notice: Rosen Law Firm. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Bragar Eagel & Squire (and several other firms) specifically urge investors with large losses to act before the May 11 deadline — the concentrated push for lead‑plaintiff status can accelerate case development and press management for testimony/productions. Read More.

About Trip.com Group

Trip.com Group NASDAQ: TCOM is a China-based online travel services company that provides a broad range of consumer and business travel products. The company operates consumer-facing travel platforms and mobile apps that enable users to search, book and manage hotel reservations, airline tickets, packaged tours, rail travel, car rentals, airport transfers and local activities. It also offers corporate travel management and B2B solutions that support travel suppliers and downstream distribution partners.

Headquartered in Shanghai, Trip.com Group serves customers across China and increasingly in international markets through a portfolio of brands and global distribution channels.

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