TripAdvisor (TRIP) Competitors

Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) and TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is ABNB or TRIP more profitable?

Airbnb has a net margin of 22.67% compared to TripAdvisor's net margin of 3.53%. Airbnb's return on equity of 32.19% beat TripAdvisor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Airbnb	22.67%	32.19%	11.03%
TripAdvisor	3.53%	12.40%	3.59%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ABNB or TRIP?

80.8% of Airbnb shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of TripAdvisor shares are held by institutional investors. 27.9% of Airbnb shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of TripAdvisor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend ABNB or TRIP?

Airbnb currently has a consensus price target of $142.72, indicating a potential upside of 9.86%. TripAdvisor has a consensus price target of $17.33, indicating a potential downside of 2.06%. Given Airbnb's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Airbnb is more favorable than TripAdvisor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Airbnb	5 Sell rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
TripAdvisor	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.82

Does the media favor ABNB or TRIP?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 30 more articles in the media than TripAdvisor. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Airbnb and 17 mentions for TripAdvisor. Airbnb's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat TripAdvisor's score of 0.67 indicating that Airbnb is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Airbnb	35 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TripAdvisor	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ABNB or TRIP?

Airbnb has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TripAdvisor has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ABNB or TRIP?

Airbnb has higher revenue and earnings than TripAdvisor. Airbnb is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TripAdvisor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Airbnb	$11.58B	6.97	$2.65B	$4.13	31.46
TripAdvisor	$1.84B	1.12	$5M	$0.48	36.85

Summary

Airbnb beats TripAdvisor on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.