On August 11, Airbnb, Inc. rose 3.01% in regular trading, trading at $183.36/share, with turnover of $684 million. The stock continued its post-earnings rally as multiple investment banks raised their target prices in recent days.
On the news front, BMO Capital raised its target price from $146 to $165, Barclays from $125 to $150, UBS from $163 to $172, and Wedbush upgraded the stock to Outperform while raising its target from $152 to $200. BofA Securities also previously lifted its target to $160 from $150. According to FactSet, the average analyst price target now stands at $173.17 with an overweight consensus rating.
The upgrades follow the company's strong Q2 report released on August 6, in which revenue of $3.61 billion beat the $3.58 billion estimate, and EPS of $1.37 surpassed the $1.25 consensus by 9.6%. Net income grew 27% year-over-year to $816 million. The company raised full-year guidance and issued Q3 revenue guidance of $4.69-$4.77 billion, well above the $4.61 billion market expectation. CEO Brian Chesky indicated plans to increase AI investment significantly, citing higher revenue driven by AI integration across the platform.
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