NYSE:DESP

Despegar.com (DESP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$12.96
-0.43 (-3.21%)
(As of 05/7/2024 ET)
Today's Range
$12.73
$13.59
50-Day Range
$8.51
$13.38
52-Week Range
$5.28
$13.59
Volume
2.45 million shs
Average Volume
668,222 shs
Market Capitalization
$856.14 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$14.38

Despegar.com MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Moderate Buy
2.75 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
10.9% Upside
$14.38 Price Target
Short Interest
Healthy
2.01% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
N/A
Sustainability
N/A
News Sentiment
0.66mentions of Despegar.com in the last 14 days
Based on 4 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth
26.74%
From $0.86 to $1.09 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

3.16 out of 5 stars

Transportation Sector

79th out of 113 stocks

Transportation Services Industry

9th out of 15 stocks

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About Despegar.com Stock (NYSE:DESP)

Despegar.com, Corp., an online travel company, provides a range of travel and travel-related products to leisure and corporate travelers through its websites and mobile applications in Latin America and the United States. The company operates in two segments, Travel Business and Financial Services Business. It sells airline tickets, travel packages, hotel rooms, car rentals, bus and cruise tickets, travel insurance, destination services, and other travel-related products, which enable consumers to find, compare, plan, and purchase travel products through its marketplace. The company also provides a technology platform for its travel suppliers to manage the distribution of their travel products and access to traveler customers. In addition, it offers loan origination services to its travel business' customers and to customers of other merchants in various industries; processing, fraud identification, credit scoring and IT services to travel business, and to third-party merchants; and Koin, an online payment and consumer lending services platform. The company offers travel products and services under the Despegar, Decolar, Best Day, BD Experience, and HotelDo brands. Despegar.com, Corp. was founded in 1999 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

DESP Stock Price History

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
11/17/2021
Today
5/07/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/16/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Transportation services
Sub-Industry
N/A
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:DESP
Fax
N/A
Employees
4,543
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$14.38
High Stock Price Target
$16.00
Low Stock Price Target
$13.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$24.49 million
Pretax Margin
3.91%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$706.04 million
Cash Flow
$1.08 per share
Book Value
($1.90) per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$856.14 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.03
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Key Executives

  • Mr. Damian Scokin (Age 58)
    CEO & Director
  • Mr. Martin Rastellino (Age 54)
    Co-Founder & Director
  • Mr. Amit Singh (Age 46)
    Chief Financial Officer
  • Mr. Mariano Rocatti
    Chief Operating Officer
  • Mr. Gonzalo Garcia Estebarena (Age 44)
    Chief Technology Officer
  • Natalia Nirenberg
    Head of Investor Relations
  • Ms. Monica Alexandra Soares da Silva (Age 50)
    General Counsel
  • Andrés Patetta
    Chief Marketing Officer
  • Mr. Sebastian Mackinnon (Age 53)
    Chief Travel Partners & Corporate Affairs
  • Mr. Pablo Montivero Araya (Age 55)
    Chief Business Development Officer

DESP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Despegar.com stock right now?

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Despegar.com in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" DESP shares.
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What is Despegar.com's stock price target for 2024?

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Despegar.com's shares. Their DESP share price targets range from $13.00 to $16.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $14.38 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 10.9% from the stock's current price.
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How have DESP shares performed in 2024?

Despegar.com's stock was trading at $9.46 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, DESP stock has increased by 37.0% and is now trading at $12.96.
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Are investors shorting Despegar.com?

Despegar.com saw a drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,110,000 shares, a drop of 18.4% from the March 31st total of 1,360,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 664,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days. Currently, 2.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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When is Despegar.com's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 16th 2024.
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How were Despegar.com's earnings last quarter?

Despegar.com, Corp. (NYSE:DESP) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 17th. The company reported ($0.38) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.32) by $0.06. The business earned $83.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $74.70 million. Despegar.com had a net margin of 3.37% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.75%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.41) EPS.

What ETFs hold Despegar.com's stock?
What guidance has Despegar.com issued on next quarter's earnings?

Despegar.com issued an update on its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Thursday, March, 14th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $820.0 million-, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $795.8 million.

What is Damian Scokin's approval rating as Despegar.com's CEO?

90 employees have rated Despegar.com Chief Executive Officer Damian Scokin on Glassdoor.com. Damian Scokin has an approval rating of 72% among the company's employees.

What other stocks do shareholders of Despegar.com own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Despegar.com investors own include Allena Pharmaceuticals (ALNA), Autolus Therapeutics (AUTL), Invesco (IVZ), Sorrento Therapeutics (SRNE), Akari Therapeutics (AKTX), Avadel Pharmaceuticals (AVDL), BorgWarner (BWA) and electroCore (ECOR).

When did Despegar.com IPO?

Despegar.com (DESP) raised $314 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, September 20th 2017. The company issued 12,800,000 shares at a price of $23.00-$26.00 per share. Morgan Stanley and Citigroup served as the underwriters for the IPO and Itau BBA, UBS Investment Bank, Cowen and KeyBanc Capital Markets were co-managers.

Who are Despegar.com's major shareholders?

Despegar.com's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (0.70%), Yarra Square Partners LP (0.58%), Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. (0.28%), BNP Paribas Financial Markets (0.23%), GSA Capital Partners LLP (0.10%) and Altfest L J & Co. Inc. (0.07%).

How do I buy shares of Despegar.com?

Shares of DESP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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This page (NYSE:DESP) was last updated on 5/8/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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