Recent Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Trip.com Group (TCOM)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Trip.com Group (NASDAQ: TCOM):

• 3/8/2023 – Trip.com Group had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $40.00 to $46.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/8/2023 – Trip.com Group had its price target raised by analysts at HSBC Holdings plc from $44.00 to $48.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2023 – Trip.com Group had its price target raised by analysts at Benchmark Co. from $52.00 to $55.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2023 – Trip.com Group had its price target raised by analysts at Mizuho from $45.00 to $49.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2023 – Trip.com Group had its price target raised by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $45.00 to $48.00.
• 1/30/2023 – Trip.com Group is now covered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/18/2023 – Trip.com Group had its price target raised by analysts at CLSA from $42.00 to $48.00.

Trip.com Group Price Performance

NASDAQ:TCOM opened at $35.03 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $37.17 and a 200-day moving average of $31.14. Trip.com Group Limited has a 52 week low of $14.29 and a 52 week high of $40.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Trip.com Group (NASDAQ:TCOM – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 14th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $968.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $922.05 million. Trip.com Group had a net margin of 6.45% and a return on equity of 0.31%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Trip.com Group Limited will post 0.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Trip.com Group

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in TCOM. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Trip.com Group during the 4th quarter worth about $213,195,000. BlackRock Inc. lifted its position in shares of Trip.com Group by 18.1% during the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 25,456,730 shares of the company’s stock worth $588,559,000 after purchasing an additional 3,893,531 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Trip.com Group by 34.1% during the second quarter. FMR LLC now owns 10,615,674 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,400,000 after purchasing an additional 2,696,922 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP grew its stake in shares of Trip.com Group by 342.6% during the third quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 3,463,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,594,000 after purchasing an additional 2,681,164 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of Trip.com Group by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 30,375,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,044,932,000 after purchasing an additional 2,581,113 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 52.13% of the company’s stock.

Trip.com Group Ltd. engages in the provision of travel-related services. It provides hotel accommodations, airline tickets, packaged tours, corporate travel management services, property management systems and advertising services. The company was founded by Jian Zhang Liang, Min Fan, Nan Peng Shen and Qi Ji in June 1999 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.