Is Expedia a Stock Worth Buying?
Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) has been working to integrate VRBO into the rest of its websites. That's a short-term drag on earnings that may pay off in the long term. VRBO rents out private residences and offers consumers alternatives to traditional hotel rooms. That's a growing market that may have some short-term stumbles as various locales figure out how to regulate this type of housing. That makes the shorter-term prospects for this stock a little bleak, and the long-term trend toward hotels and airlines that have direct relationships with consumers may be a long-term drag.
In this segment of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, host Shannon Jones talks with guest Dan Kline about VRBO in the context of Expedia. To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center. A full transcript follows the video.
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