Sabre (NASDAQ:SABR) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.06 EPS

Sabre (NASDAQ:SABR) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The information technology services provider reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by $0.06, FiscalAI reports. The business had revenue of $666.53 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $654.08 million.

Here are the key takeaways from Sabre’s conference call:

• Sabre is repositioning as an AI-native travel platform, citing first-mover advantage with newly launched agentic APIs and an MCP server and announcing partnerships (PayPal, Mindtrip, Virgin Australia) that management says validate a large AI upside not included in current guidance.
• Full‑year 2025 results showed progress on profitability and balance sheet repair — revenue $2.8B (+1%), normalized Adjusted EBITDA +10% to $536M, over $1B of debt paid down, pro forma net leverage down ~25% and cash of $910M after refinancing to push major maturities to 2029+.
• 2026 guidance targets mid‑single‑digit volume and revenue growth but anticipates free cash flow of -$70M, driven mainly by ~$60M of restructuring cash outflows and about $140M of higher cash interest after the PIK instrument ended, with management expecting positive FCF only in 2027.
• Management expects sustained top‑line momentum from multiple growth engines — distribution share gains, multi‑source content (including a new LCC solution), hotel bookings (+5% to 42M; hotel GTV >$20B), Payments (gross spend +35%), and accelerating NDC adoption (42 live integrations, ~4% of air bookings).
• The company outlined an “inflation offset” program (~$65M of restructuring charges) to keep pro forma technology and SG&A roughly flat via geographic arbitrage, third‑party partnerships and AI-driven productivity while preserving R&D and operations; most cash impact is expected in 2026.

Sabre Trading Down 7.9%

Shares of SABR stock traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $0.99. The stock had a trading volume of 5,191,884 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,103,365. The company has a market cap of $389.36 million, a P/E ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.06. Sabre has a 12-month low of $0.90 and a 12-month high of $4.63. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $1.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1.65.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on SABR shares. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $2.00 price objective on shares of Sabre in a report on Thursday. Zacks Research upgraded Sabre from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Sabre in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Sabre from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $3.40.

Institutional Trading of Sabre

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Diligent Investors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sabre in the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its position in Sabre by 970.5% during the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 24,665 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 22,361 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its position in shares of Sabre by 214.1% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 38,134 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 25,993 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new stake in Sabre during the 3rd quarter worth about $71,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC raised its stake in Sabre by 335.9% in the 4th quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 52,622 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 40,550 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.42% of the company’s stock.

Sabre Company Profile

Sabre Corporation is a leading travel technology company that provides software, data, mobile and distribution solutions to the global travel industry. Through its Sabre travel marketplace, the company operates one of the world’s principal global distribution systems (GDS), connecting travel buyers and suppliers across airlines, hotels, car rental companies and other travel providers. Sabre’s suite of products includes reservation and ticketing systems for travel agencies, comprehensive airline operations and passenger services solutions, as well as hospitality property management and central reservation systems for hotels.

Established in 1960 as a joint venture between American Airlines and IBM, Sabre introduced one of the first computerized airline reservation systems, pioneering the automation of ticketing and inventory control.