NASDAQ: ABNB

Airbnb (ABNB) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Airbnb, Inc. Consumer services sector, hotels/resorts/cruise lines industry. Market cap $98.65B.

$166.22+0.29 (+0.2%)

Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:17 pm ET.

Gekko Brief

AI summary

Airbnb (ABNB) closes at $166.22, up 0.2%, sitting between its 50-day average of $167.01 and 200-day average of $141.81. The GekkoIndex reads 66.8, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, up 4.6 over the past five readings. Price stands 7.3% above Gekko Fair Value of $154.85. Over the past year the stock is up 34.9%, with a six-month gain of 27.1% and a one-month decline of 10.8%.

Recent coverage centers on strategic and product themes rather than earnings, with the next report not due until 5 November. Airbnb has set up a $250 million fund aimed at housing construction financing, addressing longstanding criticism over its effect on housing prices. CEO Brian Chesky has spoken at Goldman Sachs about AI's role in the company, comparing it to electricity in significance. Wall Street analyst calls this week also touched on Airbnb alongside other travel names amid broader market moves tied to Federal Reserve rate expectations and oil prices surging past $105. A comparative value piece also weighed ABNB against Life Time Group Holdings.

Looking ahead, Airbnb's next earnings date falls on 5 November, 46 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold, following a prior quarter where EPS of $1.37 beat the $1.20 estimate and the stock moved 16.8% on the print. Seasonality over the past 5 years shows an average 20-day return of 0.6% from this point, with gains in 2 of those years. Two billionaire holders and one trailblazer holder are recorded in current ownership. Analyst consensus among 34 firms includes 21 buy and 12 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $184.10, implying 10.8% upside from current levels.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.

Price vs fair value

Close $166.22200-day averageGekko Fair Value $154.85

Key stats

Market cap
$98.65B
P/E ratio
38.3
Forward P/E
28.4
EPS, TTM
$4.33
Revenue, TTM
$13.16B
Profit margin
20.4%
Dividend yield
Beta
1.16
Volume
9.49M avg 4.53M
1-year return
+34.9%
Typical daily move
±2.8%
Typical 20-day move
±7.4%
50-day average
$167.01
200-day average
$141.81
Next earnings
Nov 5 after close
Shares outstanding
419.5M
52-week range
$110.81$193.45

Airbnb swing-trade checklist

Airbnb scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive2 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $166.22 sits between the 50-day ($167.01) and 200-day ($141.81) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    66.8, Accumulation

    Reading 66.8 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valueheadwind

    7.3% above

    Price is 7.3% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 46 days

    Next report Nov 5, 2026, 46 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitymixed

    +0.6% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.6% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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Airbnb stock chart and price history

Airbnb closed at $166.22 on Sep 18, 2026, +34.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $110.81 to $193.45.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−10.8%
3 months
+16.7%
6 months
+27.1%
1 year
+34.9%
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About Airbnb

Airbnb runs an online marketplace that brings together hosts offering places to stay and travelers looking to book them. Through its website and mobile apps, guests can arrange stays ranging from private rooms in someone's home to entire vacation properties, along with local experiences hosts choose to offer. The platform is best known for this peer-to-peer approach to travel accommodation, linking everyday hosts with people seeking a place to stay almost anywhere in the world.

The company operates through Airbnb, Inc. and its affiliated entities, functioning as the connective platform between these two groups of users rather than owning the properties listed. Hosts supply the range of accommodations and experiences, while guests worldwide make up the demand side of the marketplace.

Airbnb traces its roots to a company founded in 2007 under the name AirBed & Breakfast, Inc., before taking on its current name in November 2010. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker ABNB.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Consumer services
Industry
Hotels/Resorts/Cruise lines
Website
airbnb.com

Airbnb GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Airbnb’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 66.8, in the Accumulation zone, up 4.6 points over five sessions.

010066.8Accumulation

Up 4.6 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 18, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying28+0.9%+0.8%+1.8%+10.9%
Accumulation (current zone)209+0.2%+1.3%+3.1%+4.5%
Neutral386+0.4%+0.3%+0.2%−1.4%
Distribution25−1.0%−2.0%−1.2%−0.4%
Selling14−0.2%+1.1%−1.1%+6.1%

Average ABNB share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Airbnb stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Airbnb trades 7.3% above Gekko Fair Value of $154.85, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Airbnb shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$154.85

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026

7.3% Overvalued

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Airbnb insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Airbnb, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for ABNB in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in ABNB were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Airbnb has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$1.05B
As a share of market cap
1.07%
Trailing four quarters
$4.25B

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

3of the funds Gekko tracks hold ABNB.

1added0opened2trimmed0sold out
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Airbnb earnings: next date and track record

Airbnb reports on Nov 5, 2026, after the close (46 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.

4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.3%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−4.5%Nov ’24+14.9%Feb ’25+2.7%May ’25−7.6%Aug ’25−1.3%Nov ’25+1.5%Feb ’26+1.2%May ’26+16.8%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 6, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Airbnb's Q2 2026 earnings call presented a strong quarter with broad-based growth across markets and product lines, driven by AI-enabled product improvements and strategic initiatives. Revenue grew 17% YoY to $3.6B; gross booking value (GBV) grew 16% YoY to $27.2B; nights and seats booked grew 10% YoY with nights on app up 23% and first-time bookers up 11%. Management highlighted AI-native transformation, faster product iteration, Reserve Now Pay Later (RNPL) adoption (20% of GBV), simplified single service fee rollout, hotel listings ramping quickly, pricing/host tools and numerous services (car rentals, luggage storage, groceries) to expand bookings. Hotels are currently single-digit % of nights but growing ~3x faster than homes; expansion markets (India, Brazil, Latin America) outpace core markets; ADR up 5% YoY (4% ex-FX). Airline emphasized efficiency of AI spend and improvements in customer service costs (-16% per booking). Guidance: management said they are raising full-year guidance and sealed outlook, and provided Q3 and full year commentary (specific numbers not included in transcript segments). Risks mentioned included the Middle East conflict impact (less than expected) and general forward-looking statement caveats; management also identified AI and policy as risks but positioned AI as an existential opportunity better managed with new hires. Overall tone upbeat and confident; Q&A responses were direct and optimistic about initiatives and AI.
Guidance
Management announced they are raising full-year guidance and said they "sealed our outlook"; Ellie referenced updated guidance that assumes material increase in AI spend but still expands margins while absorbing costs. Specific numeric guidance details were not included in the provided transcript segments.
Risks flagged
Mentioned risks: ongoing conflict in the Middle East (impact less than anticipated), general forward-looking statement risks and uncertainties per SEC filings, and policy risks around AI; management also cited AI as an existential risk historically but framed it as an opportunity. No other specific operational risks were detailed in the provided segments.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 6, 2026$1.37
est $1.20
+14.2%$3.61B
est $3.58B
+0.8%+16.8%
May 7, 2026$0.26
est $0.30
−14.5%$2.68B
est $2.62B
+2.3%+1.2%
Feb 12, 2026$0.56
est $0.67
−15.9%$2.78B
est $2.71B
+2.3%+1.5%
Nov 6, 2025$2.21
est $2.31
−4.3%$4.10B
est $4.08B
+0.4%−1.3%
Aug 6, 2025$1.03
est $0.94
+9.9%$3.10B
est $3.03B
+2.2%−7.6%
May 1, 2025$0.24
est $0.23
+2.8%$2.27B
est $2.26B
+0.5%+2.7%
Feb 13, 2025$0.73
est $0.61
+19.7%$2.48B
est $2.42B
+2.4%+14.9%
Nov 7, 2024$2.13
est $2.14
−0.5%$3.73B
est $3.72B
+0.4%−4.5%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Airbnb stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Airbnb is $184.10, +10.8% from the last close, from 34 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$184.10consensus 12-month target, +10.8% from the last close
Low $150High $220
Buy21
Hold12
Sell1

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 34 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 18Citizens JMPBuy, maintained$200+20.3%
Sep 16Morgan StanleyHold, upgraded$170+2.3%
Sep 15BernsteinBuy, maintained$217+30.5%
Sep 14Truist FinancialHold, maintained$161−3.1%
Sep 14Bank of America SecuritiesHold, maintained$195+17.3%
+3.1%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+0.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Airbnb seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Airbnb averaged +0.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+6.6%2021−1.9%2022−11.4%2023+5.6%2024−0.9%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−1.6%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days−4.4%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days−1.4%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days+0.6%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days−1.5%2 of 5

For scale, ABNB’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7.4%.

Airbnb market cap and key statistics

Airbnb’s market cap is $98.65B, with a P/E ratio of 38.3 and revenue of $13.16B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$98.65B
P/E ratio
38.3
Forward P/E
28.4
EPS, TTM
$4.33
Gekko Fair Value
$154.85

Trading

Volume
9.49M
Avg volume, 20 days
4.53M
52-week high
$193.45
52-week low
$110.81
Shares outstanding
419.5M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$13.16B
Profit margin
20.4%
Return on equity
34.5%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+33.4%

Risk and income

Beta
1.16
Typical daily move
±2.8%
Typical 20-day move
±7.4%

Airbnb peers

Airbnb’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
MARMarriott International+1.5%Accumulation16.3% above
HLTHilton Worldwide+1.2%Accumulation13.8% above
RCLRoyal Caribbean Cruises−1.7%Buying21.3% below
VIKViking+0.1%Accumulation17.2% below
CCLCarnival−1.4%Buying26.6% below
HHyatt Hotels−0.5%Buying35.5% below

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Airbnb stock FAQ

What is Airbnb’s market cap?

Airbnb’s market cap is $98.65B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $166.22, with 419.5M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 38.3.

What is the Airbnb stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Airbnb is $184.10, +10.8% from the last close. Of the 34 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 21 rate it a buy, 12 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Airbnb stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Airbnb is overvalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $166.22 is 7.3% above Gekko Fair Value of $154.85. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Airbnb report earnings next?

Airbnb is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026, after the market closes (46 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.89 per share on revenue of $4.75B. Airbnb beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.3% on average across the report.

What is Airbnb’s 52-week high and low?

Airbnb’s 52-week high is $193.45 and its 52-week low is $110.81; it closed at $166.22 on Sep 18, 2026, +34.9% over the past year.

Is Airbnb stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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