priceline.com, Inc. (PCLN)

I cant lie. I was impressed By the earnings power that this company has. Even though there was a significant increase in bookings, I would not want to buy into a stock that has had a huge run already. Not to mention the hotel and booking industry as a whole. People are loosing jobs, and consumers are spending less. How high can investors be willing to pay such a premium for a this stock while they know this info is staring them right in the face

25% of this stock's float is sold short. Unemployment and foreclosure rates are still rising, consumer and commercial borrowing remain restricted, and small businesses are getting hammered.

a good stock

If you have traveled and tried to get the best deal on a hotel room, Priceline runs circles around the other companies. Morningstar says they are overpriced. I say, "Wakeup and smell the coffee." They have the best product in the field. As the traveling public makes comparisons their loyal following can only increase. BTW I don't own any shares, because they don't pay dividends and that's my basis for investing.

specbear

buy DRIV, sell PCLN

Just how much recovery do these people think is in the travel industry? This stock is higher than its 2008 peak, even though profits are lower.
This stock will probably still outperform the market as long as the market keeps going up, just because of investor psychology. But as soon as there's a correction, it will drop like a rock. My call is that this will happen within a year.

It is a nice stock but it is too expensive.

In kayak.com one may compare priceline with competitors, and it seems that in most of the cases other companies offer a better deal. The growth of priceline will slowdown.

At 52 week high. US beginning a Japan-like 20 year era of demographic and economic stagnation. Easily duplicated product. Buy now! Do it.

Mensa members get firsts on this stock.

The company has a huge market cap of nearly 7 billion dollars, and it simply cannot continue growing at a high enough pace to match its current trading price. There are more competitors, people are traveling less, etc., I honestly cannot see how this stock will continue trading at such a huge price.

Short-term underperform...not much research, just seems safer then red thumbing AAPL. Both are expensive but priceline is much riskier in this climate.

travel industry. sold short PCLN today in real life portfolio @151.5/share. Was surprised shares were actually available to short. Reduced position in my BGU short to balance my net short exposure.

A travel company. Both discretionary, and a middle man. Right now sitting at %40 above it's May 12 08 highs vs S/P.

I agree with others who think that this company has no proprietary trademark. No real moat.

In my understanding, making money just makes competitiion. Now i think this whole sector is toast, but even if it does make money, they have no moat, and a competitor will just come up.

overbought, exhausting into winter

You are all under Wiliam Shatners powerfully hypnotic trance. Dont do it!!!

It reached a new 52 week high today. In my opinion, there's no way this rapid tear of Priceline's stock will sustain. It is far due for a pullback. Furthermore, the stock is overvalued and the travel industry is pretty bad.

No moat, travel is being 'commditized' with online value sites. Can't see this service (and thus the company) maintaining value for the customer in the long term.

Great stock, but overvalued at these levels. Looking for a short term pullback going into overall market weakness heading into the fall.

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