SAN FRANCISCO — Shares of Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) soared nearly 6% on February 13, 2026, as investors cheered a robust fourth-quarter earnings report that showcased a double-digit resurgence in travel demand. The rally, which added billions to the company’s market capitalization, followed a financial disclosure revealing that revenue reached $2.
Hotel company Hilton (NYSE:HLT) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 10.9% year on year to $3.09 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.08 per share was 3.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Today, February 11, 2026, Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) released its full-year 2025 and fourth-quarter earnings, cementing its status as the "Gold Standard" of the global hospitality sector. The report, characterized by a substantial "beat and raise" on earnings per share (EPS) and a massive expansion of its share buyback program, has sent shares to new [...]
Date: February 11, 2026 Introduction Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) finds itself at a historic juncture. Following its Q4 and Full-Year 2025 earnings report released yesterday, the stock surged to an all-time high of $359.35 in early trading today, February 11, 2026. Despite a slight miss on bottom-line earnings per share, the market has pivoted toward [...]
The latest earnings reports highlight Shopify's strong growth, Vertiv's challenges, and Hilton's robust performance, offering insights into their respective industries.
Hotel company Hilton (NYSE:HLT) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 10.9% year on year to $3.09 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.08 per share was 3.2% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
While Hilton has outperformed the broader market over the past year, analysts remain fairly optimistic about its growth outlook and long-term earnings potential.
Investors looking for hidden gems should keep an eye on small-cap stocks because they’re frequently overlooked by Wall Street.
Many opportunities exist in this part of the market, but it is also a high-risk, high-reward environment due to the lack of reliable analyst price targets.
Consumer discretionary businesses are levered to the highs and lows of economic cycles. Over the past six months, it seems like demand may be facing some headwinds as the industry’s 6.5% return
has lagged the S&P 500 by 3.1 percentage points.
The financial markets were jolted on January 30, 2026, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released Producer Price Index (PPI) data for December 2025 that was significantly "warmer" than any analyst had predicted. Headline PPI rose 0.5% month-over-month, more than double the consensus estimate of 0.2%, while
The latest data from the ADP National Employment Report has become the focal point for a market navigating the precarious transition toward a "soft landing." As of late January 2026, the labor market appears to be in a state of controlled deceleration, adding just enough jobs to prevent a slide
Wall Street’s bearish price targets for the stocks in this article signal serious concerns.
Such forecasts are uncommon in an industry where maintaining cordial corporate relationships often trumps delivering the hard truth.
Consumer discretionary businesses are levered to the highs and lows of economic cycles. This sensitive demand profile can cause the industry to underperform when macro uncertainty enters the fray,
and over the past six months, its 3.4% return has fallen short of the S&P 500’s 8.2% gain.
