Travel Stocks Worth Watching – May 12th

Alibaba Group, Costco Wholesale, and Booking are the three Travel stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Travel stocks are equity securities issued by companies in the travel and tourism sector—such as airlines, hotel chains, cruise lines, and travel agencies—offering investors exposure to consumer and business travel demand. Their performance is influenced by economic cycles, fuel costs, geopolitical events, and seasonality, making them potentially volatile but attractive for those seeking growth tied to global travel trends. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Travel stocks within the last several days.

Alibaba Group (BABA)

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses to engage with their users and customers in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates through seven segments: China Commerce, International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others.

Shares of BABA stock traded up $7.46 during trading on Monday, reaching $132.79. 18,943,870 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 20,625,051. The company has a market capitalization of $317.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.20, a PEG ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 0.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $124.36 and its 200 day moving average is $106.28. Alibaba Group has a 1 year low of $71.80 and a 1 year high of $148.43.

Costco Wholesale (COST)

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories.

NASDAQ COST traded up $3.07 on Monday, hitting $1,011.16. The stock had a trading volume of 1,287,180 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,027,190. Costco Wholesale has a 52-week low of $771.43 and a 52-week high of $1,078.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.98. The company has a market capitalization of $448.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.15 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $958.68 and a 200-day moving average of $964.05.

Booking (BKNG)

Booking Holdings Inc, formerly The Priceline Group Inc., is a provider of travel and restaurant online reservation and related services. The Company, through its online travel companies (OTCs), connects consumers wishing to make travel reservations with providers of travel services across the world. It offers consumers an array of accommodation reservations (including hotels, bed and breakfasts, hostels, apartments, vacation rentals and other properties) through its Booking.com, priceline.com and agoda.com brands.

NASDAQ BKNG traded up $88.87 on Monday, hitting $5,161.41. The stock had a trading volume of 187,430 shares, compared to its average volume of 248,070. Booking has a 52-week low of $3,180.00 and a 52-week high of $5,337.24. The company has a market capitalization of $167.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.42. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $4,672.55 and a 200-day moving average of $4,853.40.