April 27, 2012 (AAPLTrader)

When it comes to technical trading, high beta and using momentum, I'm a big fan of Priceline Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN).

However when it comes to dividend and low trading price, Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) is the one to go with.

To see which company may see the most growth in 2012,

let's look at the numbers...

Here’s the breakdown:

EXPE                                                                                                  PCLN 

Yield = 0.89%                                                                                    Yield = 0.00%

Dividend = .09                                                                                  Dividend = 0

120,846,000 Shares                          VS.                                       49,792,000 Shares

$40 per share                                                                                    $762 per share

Volume = 24,425,587                                                                      Volume = 1,843,064

Beta = .8766                                                                                       Beta = 1.206

Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) closed today at $40.31 up 23.54% from yesterday after it announced earnings of $.26, beating the streets estimate of $.05.

PCLN closed today at $762.13 up 3.94% from yesterday and will have their Q1 earnings on May 9, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The streets estimate PCLN earnings to be at $3.94.

Since February 13, 2012, Priceline broke out of a channel with incredible momentum to the upside. I believe it may go all the way back up to $974, where it was previously in late April 1999, and maybe even go beyond $1,000. When looking at the momentum and how the range is increasing every time PCLN makes another move up has me very bullish.

Eric Consiglio – AAPLTrader.com