We recently published an article titled Why These 15 Travel & Leisure Stocks Are Skyrocketing So Far In 2025. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Xponential Fitness Inc (NYSE:XPOF) stands against the other travel and leisure stocks.

So far, 2025 has been pretty good for the travel and leisure industry. The days of revenge travel seem to have staying power, with travelers planning to spend more and take longer trips.

Travelers in 2025 are expected to spend 9% more, and the global travel and tourism industry is projected to generate $955.9 billion in 2025 and grow at an annual rate of 3.9%. In addition, the global gambling market is expected to reach $618.69 billion in 2025 and grow 8.1%.

It’s tough to find the right stocks in these industries. No one can guarantee the companies that are truly poised to capitalize on these megatrends and deliver consistent returns. However, looking at the ones that have delivered the most gains so far this year is a good starting point.

Methodology

For this article, I screened the top-performing travel and leisure stocks year-to-date. Stocks that I have covered recently will be excluded from this list.

I will also mention the number of hedge fund investors in these stocks. Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds invest in? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 275% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 150 percentage points. (see more details here).

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Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q3 2024: 22

Xponential Fitness Inc (NYSE:XPOF) is a franchisor of boutique health and wellness brands.

The stock is up so much so far this year because it has made many executive leadership appointments early in the year. Xponential Fitness announced the appointment of John Kawaja as President of North America, Tim Weiderhoft as Chief Operating Officer of North America, Kevin Beygi as Chief Technology Officer, and Eric Simon as Chief Development Officer.

Moreover, analysts seem optimistic as six of Xponential Fitness’ brands earned spots on Entrepreneur’s 2025 Franchise 500 list. It has also reported system-wide sales of $431.2 million in Q3 2024, which is up 21% year-over-year.

The consensus price target of $17.6 implies 1.13% upside.

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