Street View: Airbnb fails to ease fears of slowing growth
** Airbnb ABNB.O reported higher first-quarter profit on Wednesday, but forecast current-quarter revenue below Wall Street expectations
** ABNB expects Q2 revenue between $2.68 bln and $2.74 bln, below analysts' average estimate of $2.74 bln
** Shares of vacation rental company were down 8.5%
at $144.50 in premarket trading
NIGHTS BOOKINGS FORECAST DISAPPOINTS
** J.P. Morgan ("neutral", PT to $145 from $140) says Q2 forecast was more mixed with investors focused on lack of acceleration in night and experiences booked as well as softer adj. EBITDA
** Adds management provided positive early view on Q3, expecting revenue growth to accelerate, which in light of Booking Holdings BKNG.O and Expedia's EXPE.O forecasts from last week should provide comfort
** Jefferies ("hold", PT: $150) says ABNB failed to deliver a beat/raise on nights, which brokerage believes was necessary to ease concerns about slowing growth and risk of downside to consensus estimates for accelerating growth in 2H24/FY25
** Adds after-hours reaction is more about elevated room night expectations than an underlying problem
** "Airbnb shares traded down 9% in May 8 after-hours trading, driven by undue concern over second-quarter sales guidance" - Morningstar
Reporting by Kannaki Deka
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