Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Olson noted that online travel data continues to “appear favorable” with strong results in the U.S. and Europe.
The travel trends and online growth may be positive for Priceline Group Inc. PCLN especially considering its “conservative” Q4 outlook.
For Expedia EXPE, the same fundamental trends may be less favorable as the company has been “more aggressive” in its guidance and its risk-to-reward ratio appeared to be “unfavorably balanced.”
The firm rated Priceline Overweight and Expedia was rated Neutral.
Year-to-Date, Priceline’s return was nearly flat and it recently traded at $1,160.71, up 0.39 percent.
In comparison, Expedia is up approximately 27 percent Year-to-Date and recently traded at $88.45, down -0.96 percent.
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