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  • Travelzoo's Strategic Focus

    By Nathaniel Matherson - May 19, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, PCLN, TZOO

    Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ: TZOO) is a global internet media company which provides consumers great local deals, discounted flights, and amazing vacation packages to destinations all over the world. Since reporting a strong quarter late last month shares have traded significantly to the upside. Shares now sit at roughly $28 per share but remain far below the highs seen a few years ago.

    Remember the big hype before the Groupon IPO more »

  • Is Priceline the Next Apple?

    By Adam Levy - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: BIDU, GOOG, PCLN

    Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) has been the best performing stock pick by David and Tom in the Motley Fool’s flagship Stock Advisor newsletter. It’s the best performing stock in the S&P 500 over the last 5 years. Since hitting a low in 2003, the stock has boomed 10,000% - that’s 25 homeruns for those keeping score.

    But the next decade will undoubtedly be tougher for the online more »

  • West Coast Hedge Fund Is Bullish On These 5 Stocks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: ADBE, ATHN, PANW, PCLN, WYNN

    Criterion Capital Management is a San Francisco-based investment adviser specializing in global technology, media and telecommunications. The fund is managed by Chris Lord, David Riley and Tomoko Fortune. The fund recently filed its latest 13F with the SEC, describing some of its main investments during 2013’s first quarter.

    The tippy top

    The largest equity position in Criterion’s 13F is networking and communications company Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANWmore »)

  • Which Online Travel Company Should We Invest In?

    By Anh HOANG - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, OWW, PCLN

    These days, in order to quickly find the cheapest airfare or hotel bookings for our travel plans, we often seek help from online travel bookers such as Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN), Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE), and Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW). Interestingly, these three companies have exhibited different share price performances in the past twelve months. 

    Orbitz has been the best performer among the three with an appreciation of nearly 110%, while more »

  • Lower Guidance Doesn't Mean Sell

    By Austin Higgins - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, KYAK, PCLN

    Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN) recently posted strong earnings growth on May 9. It also lowered its guidance for the second quarter in the few weeks before it acquires a small competitor. With these changes coming in the next few months, this is what investors need to know. 

    Earnings report

    Total earnings per share was $5.97 for the first quarter of this year. This beat Wall Street estimates by over more »

  • Hedge Fund Signpost Capital Advisors’ Top Stock Picks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: BEAV, GIL, GOOG, PCLN, VLO

    In 2012, Siddharth Thacker and Brandon Weber launched Signpost Capital Advisors, a hedge fund that currently has about $400 million under management and plans to close to new investors once it reaches $500 million (existing investors would be able to contribute additional capital, at least for now). Thacker and Weber had previously worked at Citadel Investment Group. The fund tends to carry fairly low net exposure.

    Signpost and many other more »

  • 3 Reasons to Buy Priceline.com

    By Robert Baillieul - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, OWW, PCLN

    Shares of Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN) hit a new all-time high last week after the company reported strong first quarter results. But should investors chase the stock at these levels?

    Yes. Here are three reasons you should consider adding Priceline to your portfolio.

    Growth

    Priceline is delivering great growth for investors. During the first quarter, the company grew its quarterly top-line revenues 25% year-over-year to $1.3 billion and its more »

  • Elite Akanthos Capital Fund Bullish On These 5 Stocks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: AIG, CECO, PCLN, RSH, SNDK

    In the following 45 days after the end of the first quarter of the year, institutional investors that exercise investment discretion of over $100 million in capital are required to reveal their long equity positions through 13F SEC filings. One of this investors, Michael Kao, the manager of Akanthos Capital has filed recently his first quarter 13F disclosing his holdings at the end of March 31st.

    Taking a look at more »

  • Leisure Stocks With Impressive Quarterly Results That Will Help You Relax And Sleep At Night.

    By Jayson Derrick - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: MAR, PCLN, DIS

    Leisure companies have come a long way since their lows in 2008/2009 when leisure spending, and tourism came to an almost complete halt.  As the economy turned around for the better, these three companies have benefited from an improved environment.

    No negotiating here

    Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN) reported first quarter earnings that grew 34% to the delight of shareholders, but second quarter guidance was a cause of concern. Second more »

  • This Innovative Leader Will Continue Flying Higher

    By Andrés Cardenal - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, GOOG, OWW, PCLN

    Technological innovation is permanently disrupting different industries and business areas, and the travel industry is no exception. Online travel agencies - OTAs - are changing the way we make travel reservations, and Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) is an industry leader benefiting from abundant growth opportunities in the long term. The flight may get bumpy, so fasten your seat belt, but this stock will be reaching higher altitude over the next years.

    A great more »

  • Online Travel Services Are Becoming More Popular; Here's How to Play It

    By Matthew Frankel - May 3, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, KYAK, PCLN

    Priceline.com Inc (NASDAQ: PCLN) is a leader in online travel service, and is very well-known in the U.S. for its “name your own price” feature.  What most American investors don’t realize is that Priceline makes most of its money abroad, particularly in Europe.  In fact, in 2012 only 8% of the company’s operating income came from the United States.  With the stock almost $90 below its more »

  • Are Priceline's Shares Headed Higher?

    By Nauman Aly - April 30, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, OWW, PCLN

    Everyone loves a good deal on travel. But today, would-be travelers are nearly inundated with "great deals" on flights, hotels, and rental cars. So, do these heavily advertised claims really add up to higher share value for stockholders? For Priceline.com  (NASDAQ: PCLN)), the answer would appear to be a resounding "Yes!"

    The real Priceline negotiations at work

    Priceline.com, the heavily advertised discount-travel website, provides hotel reservation services worldwide more »

  • This Travel Company's Upward Trend Will Continue

    By Shas Dey - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, GOOG, PCLN, TRIP

    Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) is the world’s largest Online Travel Agency (OTA) by sales. The company is a major player in the US market, which is expected to be a $180 billion market by 2016. Recently, the company has been taking some steps to increase its market share in the US. But beyond that, there are several other reasons that make us believe that this company has strong growth potential more »

  • 3 Growth Picks from GAMCO’s Howard Ward

    By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - April 27, 2013 | Tickers: DE, PCLN, TIF

    Howard Ward runs GAMCO’s growth portfolio, and is charge of billions of dollars of investment capital. He appeared on Bloomberg Wednesday to give a few of his picks.

    Ward likes Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF), Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN) and Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE). I'll outline his reasoning, and offer a few counter-arguments.

    Tiffany is a potential takeover target

    Ward identified Tiffany as a potential takeover target. Specifically, he more »

  • Has this Online Travel Company Turned the Page?

    By Brian Nichols - April 23, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, PCLN, TZOO

    In the past, I have been highly critical of both Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) the company and also its management. This stemmed from what I believe was a period of misleading investors complemented with strong insider selling back in its glory days of 2011. However, after another strong quarter, I think Travelzoo might have turned the page.

    Back in January, I wrote an article titled “Management Matters: Be Careful Investing in more »

  • Technology Will Be Driven By Human Needs Rather Than Faster Speeds

    By Alexander Cho - April 18, 2013 | Tickers: ACN, ATVI, AMD, AMZN, AAPL, T, BBRY, DELL, FB, GE, GOOG, HPQ, INTC, IBM, MSFT, NFLX, NWS, PCLN, QCOM, SSNLF, YHOO

    Intel is facing some serious pressure due to the stagnating growth of the personal computer. Intel belongs to a product eco-system that relies heavily on the inter-connected co-operation of the members. Intel’s dominance in desk top semiconductors is not questioned (AMD has lost a lot of market share in the desktop or laptop space).

    The problem comes from Intel’s unwillingness, or slowness, to adopt product strategies that can more »

  • Can This Travel Agency Crack the Top Tier?

    By Robert Hanley - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, OWW, PCLN

    It has been a tough five year period for online travel agent Orbitz (NYSE: OWW), as it has continually lost ground to competitors Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) and Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE).  The company’s sales remain below the level in 2008 and its profit margin is far below those of its chief competitors.  However, Orbitz’s stock price has been moving sharply higher recently, as investors bet on its potential as more »

  • Can This Travel Agency Crack the Top Tier?

    By Robert Hanley - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: EXPE, OWW, PCLN

    It has been a tough five year period for online travel agent Orbitz (NYSE: OWW), as it has continually lost ground to competitors Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) and Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE).  The company’s sales remain below the level in 2008 and its profit margin is far below those of its chief competitors.  However, Orbitz’s stock price has been moving sharply higher recently, as investors bet on its potential as more »

  • Is Barron's Making a Good Call on the Travel Industry?

    By Brian Nichols - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: FB, PCLN

    Barron’s is a highly prestigious provider of market-related news. Its calls often move stocks and always cause investors to rethink their positions. However, the most recent issue of Barron’s included a short case for Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN), which led me to wonder if it was a good or bad call?

    A Look Back at Facebook

    Back in September of last year, Barron’s published a story simply titled more »

  • Is Barron's Making a Good Call on the Travel Industry?

    By Brian Nichols - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: FB, PCLN

    Barron’s is a highly prestigious provider of market-related news. Its calls often move stocks and always cause investors to rethink their positions. However, the most recent issue of Barron’s included a short case for Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN), which led me to wonder if it was a good or bad call?

    A Look Back at Facebook

    Back in September of last year, Barron’s published a story simply titled more »

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