Evercore ISI Downgrades Global Business Travel to In Line with $9.50 Price Target
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: May 04 2026
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Evercore ISI analyst Duane Pfennigwerth downgraded Global Business Travel to In Line from Outperform with a $9.50 price target following the company's agreement to be acquired by Long Lake Management for $9.50 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $6.3B.
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Analyst Views on GBTG
Wall Street analysts forecast GBTG stock price to rise
4 Analyst Rating
3 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 9.440
Low
8.00
Averages
10.25
High
12.00
Current: 9.440
Low
8.00
Averages
10.25
High
12.00
About GBTG
Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (Amex GBT) is a business-to-business (B2B) software and services company for travel, expense, and meetings and events. The Company operates American Express Global Business Travel. The Company provides a full suite of differentiated, technology-enabled solutions to business travelers and clients, suppliers of travel content (such as airlines, hotels, ground transportation providers and aggregators) and third-party travel agencies. The Company manages end-to-end logistics of business travel and provides a link between businesses and their employees, travel suppliers, and other industry participants. Its range of travel and expense solutions are underpinned by specialized professional services, including Amex GBT Meetings & Events and GBT Consulting. With its GBT Partner Solutions program, the Company extends its software and service platform to third-party travel management companies (TMCs) and independent advisors (Network Partners).
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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