Airbnb: Shorter Bookings Trend Implies A Weak Consumer Spending (Rating Downgrade)
ABNBAirbnb(ABNB) Seeking Alpha·2024-08-11 20:37

Klaus Vedfelt Investment Thesis Airbnb (NASDAQ:NASDAQ:ABNB) saw its stock plummet by over 13% following mixed 2Q FY2024 earnings results and a disappointing 3Q revenue outlook. The company reported a slowdown in bookings growth due to a weakening consumer spending environment, coinciding with higher unemployment rates and lower PMI data, which triggered a significant broad-based market selloff. In my last coverage (buy rating) I highlighted that ABNB operates a cyclical business. The growth slowdown can ...