Shares of online-travel businesses Priceline Group Inc. and TripAdvisor Inc. are down 2.6% and 1.9%, respectively, in premarket trading Friday after Expedia Inc. reported weaker-than-expected earnings and delivered a disappointing outlook for the full year ahead. Expedia said it would be investing heavily in marketing and working to increase its hotel inventory. All three companies have discussed ramps in ad spending in recent months. Expedia shares are down 15% in premarket trading. TripAdvisor is due to report December-quarter results on Feb. 14, while Priceline is set to report on Feb. 27. TripAdvisor shares are down 24% in the past 12 months, compared with a 12% gain for Priceline shares. Expedia’s stock is little changed over that time, as the S&P 500 has gained 12%.
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