Booking (BKNG) vs Airbnb (ABNB): Which is a Better Stock to Buy?

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) closed at $159.02 on October 2, and Airbnb, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABNB) at $162.43. The two share prices are almost identical. Over the past twelve months, one of them rose by a third, and the other fell by a quarter, and the one that fell is the more profitable business. READ ALSO: Here is Why Tripadvisor (TRIP) is a Bad Investment at Today's PriceBooking (BKNG) vs Airbnb (ABNB): Which is a Better Stock to Buy? Booking Earns More on Every Dollar: The operating gap between them is wider than their reputations suggest. Booking turns 34.41% of revenue into operating profit. Airbnb manages 21.01%. That thirteen-point gap is the whole difference between the two models.