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  • ORBITZ WORLDWIDE INC Profile

    Orbiting the universe among the celestial "big four" giants of online travel (the other three being Expedia, Travelocity, and Priceline.com), Orbitz Worldwide offers an assortment of travel products and services to both consumers and professionals. It offers airline tickets (from hundreds of airlines), lodging (at 85,000 hotels), rental car services, and cruises (for 70 cruise lines) and vacation packages. Its portfolio of brands includes CheapTickets, ebookers, HotelClub, RatesToGo, Orbitz for Business, and Travelport for Business. Hotel services are offered through partners such as Hilton, Marriott, and Hyatt. Orbitz is 60%-owned by Travelport, which also owns the Galileo reservations service.
    Steven D. Barnhart
    CEO
    500 W. Madison Ave., Ste. 1000

    Chicago, IL 60661

    http://www.orbitz.com

    Phone: 312-894-5000

    Fax: 312-894-5001
    Sector: Services Industry: Diversified Services
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2006 Employees
    $859,000,000 14.2% $-85,000,000 1,600
  • Key Executives: OWW

    Name Title Officer Since
    Steven D. Barnhart CEO 6/18/07
    Michael J. Nelson COO -
    Marsha C. Williams CFO -
    John W. Bosshart Chief Accounting Officer -
    James P. Shaughnessy, J.D. General Counsel -
    Dean S. Sivley Senior VP -
    Jaynie Miller Studenmund Director 7/1/07
    Katherine J. Andreasen -
  • Top Competitors: OWW

  • Insider Trends: OWW

    Sentiment for OWW is POSITIVE

    • 0M
    • 2M
    • 4M
    • 6M
    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Insider Transactions: OWW

    Date Name Shares Transaction Type Market Value
    07/14/08 PAR INVESTMENT PARTNERS L P 336,200 Purchase $1.44 M
    07/10/08 PAR INVESTMENT PARTNERS L P 875,611 Purchase $4.12 M
    07/03/08 COBB WILLIAM C 20,161.3 Award of Stock Options $0.00
  • Ownership Breakdown : OWW

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 74.00
     
    Mutual Fund 85.00
    Other Major 10.00
  • Short Interest Volume: OWW

    Data as of 6/25/08
    Current Short Interest Shares 301.99 M
    Current Short Interest Ratio 17.20
    Float 82.56 M
    Short Interest as % of Float 8.60
    Average Daily Volume 674,000.00
    Outstanding Shares 83.18 M