Sabre Corporation (SABR)
Consumer Cyclical
- Fundamental
- 2
- Sentiment
- 3
- Technical
- 4
Do Nothing: fundamentalScore is 2 (below required floor of 3); this strategy requires fundamentalScore >= 3 before any bullish entry, even though the short-term chart has improved.
Company overview
Sabre Corporation, headquartered in Southlake, Texas, provides software and technology solutions for the travel industry. It operates through two divisions: Travel Solutions, which connects travel providers with buyers, and Hospitality Solutions, offering software services to hoteliers.
Fundamental
weakSabre faces high leverage and negative cash flow, making it a speculative turnaround despite some operational improvements.
Sabre’s revenue has rebounded since 2021 (5-year revenue CAGR ~13.19%), but 2025 revenue fell 8.54% YoY and the ongoing business remained unprofitable (TTM continuing-ops net margin ~ -8.58%). Balance-sheet risk dominates: net debt ~ $3.60B, net debt/EBITDA ~11.49x, current ratio ~0.93, Altman Z-Score ~ -0.55, and free-cash-flow yield ~ -34.83%. The Q1 2026 10-Q reports covenant compliance but also highlights ~$355M of current maturities (including ~$150M due Aug 2026) alongside declining cash. Valuation screens mixed (EV/Sales ~1.55x; levered DCF ~ $2.67/share or ~36.13% upside), but the leverage and negative cash generation make this a speculative turnaround.
Sentiment
fairSentiment is neutral with no clear catalysts, and recent media coverage has cooled from previous bullishness.
Last ~14d coverage is mildly positive/neutral after Sabre adopted a shareholder rights plan amid Constellation takeover chatter and announced a payments partnership; versus a more bullish Mar–May (earnings-driven) baseline, sentiment has cooled. Legal/regulatory scan shows no regulator-confirmed investigations; retail sentiment is indeterminate due to noisy/blocked Reddit results.
Technical
goodThe short-term trend is constructive with strong momentum, but resistance levels present challenges.
SABR's latest close and live quote at 1.97 sit above SMA20/50/200 at 1.71/1.74/1.61, above EMA9/21 at 1.76/1.75, and above the daily VWAP near 1.92, which keeps the short-term trend constructive. Momentum is bullish with RSI14 64.85, Williams %R -13.33, MACD 0.02 above a near-flat 0.00 signal and above zero, ADX14 38.61 confirms trend strength, and avgDollarVolume20 of 11076278.29 clears the liquidity floor; the weak spot is that price is now pressing into overhead supply around 2.00-2.08 and 2.21-2.22.
You’re looking at 2026-06-16 — about 2 trading days ago.
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