Global Business Travel Group (NYSE:GBTG – Get Free Report) and Trip.com Group (NASDAQ:TCOM – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends and earnings.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Global Business Travel Group and Trip.com Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Global Business Travel Group | $3.18 billion | 1.56 | $109.00 million | $0.17 | 55.88 |
| Trip.com Group | $8.94 billion | 3.22 | $4.77 billion | $4.85 | 9.15 |
Trip.com Group has higher revenue and earnings than Global Business Travel Group. Trip.com Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Business Travel Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Global Business Travel Group and Trip.com Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Global Business Travel Group | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.29 |
| Trip.com Group | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2.64 |
Global Business Travel Group presently has a consensus price target of $8.89, indicating a potential downside of 6.47%. Trip.com Group has a consensus price target of $60.45, indicating a potential upside of 36.25%. Given Trip.com Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Trip.com Group is more favorable than Global Business Travel Group.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
82.5% of Global Business Travel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of Trip.com Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Global Business Travel Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of Trip.com Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Global Business Travel Group and Trip.com Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Global Business Travel Group | 2.77% | 2.47% | 0.80% |
| Trip.com Group | 36.07% | 16.99% | 10.73% |
Summary
Trip.com Group beats Global Business Travel Group on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Global Business Travel Group
Global Business Travel Group, Inc. provides business-to-business (B2B) travel platform in the United States and internationally. The company's platform offers a suite of technology-enabled solutions to business travelers and clients; travel content suppliers, such as airlines, hotels, ground transportation, and aggregators; and third-party travel agencies. It also provides consulting, meetings and events planning, and outsourced services. Global Business Travel Group, Inc. is based in New York, New York.
About Trip.com Group
Trip.com Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a travel service provider for accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, packaged tours and in-destination, corporate travel management, and other travel-related services in China and internationally. The company acts as an agent for hotel-related transactions and selling air tickets, as well as provides train, long-distance bus, and ferry tickets; travel insurance products, such as flight delay, air accident, and baggage loss coverage; and air-ticket delivery, online check-in and seat selection, express security screening, real-time flight status tracker, and airport VIP lounge services. It also provides independent leisure travelers bundled packaged-tour products comprising group, semi-group, and customized and packaged tours with various transportation arrangements, including air, cruise, bus, and car rental services. In addition, the company offers integrated transportation and accommodation services; destination transportation and ticket, activity, insurance, visa, and tour guide services; user support, supplier management, and customer relationship management services; and in-destination products and services. Further, It provides its corporate clients with business visit, incentive trip, meeting and conference, travel data collection and analysis, and industry benchmarking solutions; and Corporate Travel Management System, an online platform that integrates information management, online booking and authorization, online inquiry, and travel reporting systems. Additionally, the company offers online advertising and financial services, such as marketing planning and travel media services. It operates under the Ctrip, Qunar, Trip.com, and Skyscanner brands. The company was formerly known as Ctrip.com International, Ltd. and changed its name to Trip.com Group Limited in October 2019. Trip.com Group Limited was founded in 1999 and is based in Singapore.
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