Airbnb (ABNB): Lowered Guidance Overshadowed A Good QuarterTrend Bearish
The first thing to make clear here is that companies are not required to say what they expect from the next quarter or year. Many do in order to offer some kind of transparency, but they are not obligated to do so, legally, or otherwise. That became clear during the pandemic when, faced with massive uncertainty about supply chains and consumer behavior, many firms that had previously offered guidance stopped doing so.
Their Q1 results have been completely overshadowed, but they show a company that has achieved profitability and, more importantly, has shown that they can maintain that even in a tough quarter. Over the next few months, that will drive the stock, and not the realistic expectations for a downturn as higher interest rates slow the economy.
