Despegar.com, Corp., an online travel company, provides a range of travel and travel-related products to leisure and corporate travelers through its websites and mobile applications in Latin America and the United States. It operates through three segments: Air; Packages, Hotels, and Other Travel Products; and Financial Services. The company sells airline tickets, travel packages, hotel rooms, car rentals, bus and cruise tickets, travel insurance products, destination services, and other travel-related products, which enable consumers to find, compare, plan, and purchase travel products through its marketplace. It also provides a technology platform for its travel suppliers to manage the distribution of their travel products and access to traveler customers. In addition, the company offers loan origination services to its travel business’ customers and to customers of other merchants in various industries; payment processing, fraud identification, credit scoring and IT services to travel business and third-party merchants; and Koin, an online payment and consumer lending services platform. Further, it provides advertising and media solutions to advertisers. The company offers travel products and services under the Despegar, Despegar.com, Decolar, Decolar.com, Best Day, BD Experience, Viajanet, Stays, and HotelDo brand names. Despegar.com, Corp. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Road Town, the British Virgin Islands. As of May 15, 2025, Despegar.com, Corp. operates as a subsidiary of Prosus N.V..
Latin American Leade | Despegar.com demonstrates resilience in the face of FX challenges, showcasing strong performance in key markets like Brazil and Mexico |
Tech-Driven Growth | Explore how AI innovations and mobile app expansion are reshaping customer engagement and operational efficiency for this online travel giant |
Strategic Partnerships | Delve into Despegar.com's B2B initiatives and white-label offerings, opening new revenue streams and expanding market reach |
Financial Outlook | Analyst price targets range from $14 to $25, with adjusted EBITDA guidance raised to "at least $160 million" despite FX pressures |
Metrics to compare | DESP | Sector Sector - Average of metrics from a broad group of related Consumer Cyclicals sector companies | Relationship RelationshipDESPPeersSector | |
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P/E Ratio | −581.0x | 29.6x | 11.1x | |
PEG Ratio | −9.39 | 0.42 | 0.02 | |
Price/Book | −17.3x | 2.7x | 1.4x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 2.1x | 2.6x | 1.0x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | 0.0% | 36.6% | 19.4% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | 11.2% | 9.1% | Unlock |