On Thursday 10 November, Airbnb had fluffed up the cushions, wiped down the surfaces and opened its doors to public investors, but the stock may be a bigger risk than traders realise. Before you buy stocks in Airbnb, consider how this company handled its staff and its balance sheet during the coronavirus pandemic. You can buy Airbnb shares on NASDAQ.
Airbnb Inc (ABNB) is a publicly traded travel services business based in the US. On 22 September Airbnb shares plunged 12.82% to a closing position of $101.75. Over the last 12 months, Airbnb's share price has fallen by an alarming 42.15% from $175.88. Airbnb is listed on the NASDAQ and employs 6,132 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $101.75
| 1 week (2022-09-15) | -18.63% |
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| 1 month (2022-08-25) | -13.06% |
| 3 months (2022-06-24) | -1.70% |
| 6 months (2022-03-24) | -40.44% |
| 1 year (2021-09-24) | -42.15% |
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Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value.
Airbnb's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 57x. In other words, Airbnb shares trade at around 57x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Airbnb's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $1.4 billion (£1.2 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Airbnb's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Open | $102.2 |
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| High | $103.18 |
| Low | $99.72 |
| Close | $101.75 |
| Previous close | $103.72 |
| Change | $-1.97 |
| Change % | -1.8993% |
| Volume | 6,196,320 |
| 52-week range | $86.71 - $212.584 |
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| 50-day moving average | $112.1444 |
| 200-day moving average | $138.7219 |
| Wall St. target price | $142.45 |
| PE ratio | 57.3672 |
| Dividend yield | $0 (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $2.07 |
We're not expecting Airbnb to pay a dividend over the next 12 months. Typically it's companies that have been around for longer that pay dividends (Airbnb had its IPO on 9 December 2020). However, you can browse other dividend-paying shares in our guide.
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