The stock of Trip.com Group Limited (NASDAQ:TCOM) decreased by -$0.43 on Tuesday to finish at $39.61, down -1.07 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 4,708,720 shares of common stock traded. 10 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a gain of $5.21. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 3,698,915, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 4,116,092.
TCOM stock appreciated 7.14% since last month. On 07/18/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $36.00. The stock touched a high of $43.59 on 08/10/23, after rallying from a low of $19.25 in 52 weeks. The price of TCOM stock has risen by 15.15% or $5.21 this year, reaching a new high 10 times. Still, the stock price is down -9.13% from the 52-week high.
Valuation Metrics
Trip.com Group Limited (TCOM) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.48. Beta for the stock is 0.61. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 8.01, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.60.
Financial Health
For the three months ended March 30, Trip.com Group Limited’s quick ratio was 1.00, while its current ratio was 1.00, indicating its ability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending March 30 is 0.12, and the total debt to equity ratio is 0.45. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 79.80% percent. Trip.com Group Limited’s EBITDA margin for the year ended March 30 was 6.88%, whereas its operating margin stood at 10.70% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $2.25 billion and revenue of $2.91 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. TCOM’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 2.90%. There was a -1.00% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 5.10%.
Earnings Surprise
According to Trip.com Group Limited’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended March 30, it had $1.91 billion in total debt versus $3.7 billion in cash and short-term investments. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $2.91 billion, while revenues fell by -8.08% to $0.0. It was predicted that Trip.com Group Limited’s quarterly earnings would be $0.43, but it ended up being $0.25, beating the consensus by 72.00%. EBITDA was $326.0 million for the quarter. At the end of Trip.com Group Limited’s most recent quarter ended March 30, its liabilities totaled 13.43 billion, while its total debt was $53.18 billion.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Trip.com Group Limited’s (TCOM) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 15 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 51.42%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 29.02% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 42.57% and 56.19% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 1.35. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 34.49%, the RSI (14) reading is 54.80%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at -0.20, and the 14-day reading is at 0.11.
Analyst Ratings
In its most recent analyst report, JP Morgan raised its rating on Trip.com Group Limited (NASDAQ: TCOM) to an Overweight. Prior to this, analysts firm rated the stock as a Neutral. Analysts have assigned Trip.com Group Limited (TCOM) an Buy rating. TCOM is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 0 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 7 rates it overweight and 32 others recommend it as a buy.
What is TCOM’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $288.78 and $425.53, with a median target price of $348.51. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for Trip.com Group Limited (TCOM) is $349.45.
