Sabre
SABR
About: Sabre holds the number-two air booking volume share in the global distribution system industry. The travel solutions segment represented 91% of total 2024 revenue, split between distribution (79% of segment sales) and airline IT solutions (21%) revenue. The company sold its growing hotel IT solutions division (9% of revenue) to TPG in 2025 for $960 million in net proceeds. Transaction fees, which are mostly tied to volume and not price, account for the bulk of sales and profits.
Employees: 6,253
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 77
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q1] → 6 (+1) [Q2]
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.02B [Q1] → $1.18B (+$159M) [Q2]
2.16% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.03% [Q1] → 96.19% (+2.16%) [Q2]
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 272 [Q1] → 262 (-10) [Q2]
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 47
41% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $22.9M | Put options by funds: $38.5M
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
Bernstein
Alex Irving
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$3
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Outperform
Upgraded
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11 Aug 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion