NASDAQ:BKNG Booking (BKNG) Stock Price, News & Analysis → Your Portfolio’s Shield Against Inflation: Gold’s Surge and AI Breakthroughs (From InvestorPlace) (Ad) Buy BKNG with Qtrade Free BKNG Stock Alerts $3,745.00 -60.75 (-1.60%) (As of 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$3,717.48▼$3,807.8050-Day Range$3,413.98▼$3,805.7552-Week Range$2,456.93▼$3,918.00Volume238,106 shsAverage Volume271,469 shsMarket Capitalization$127.06 billionP/E Ratio28.09Dividend Yield0.93%Price Target$3,876.96 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Get Booking alerts: Email Address Booking MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.74 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside3.7% Upside$3,876.96 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy2.08% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainability-3.49Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.71Based on 30 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$19.49 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth18.02%From $178.54 to $210.71 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.4.62 out of 5 starsRetail/Wholesale Sector32nd out of 202 stocksTransportation Services Industry2nd out of 15 stocks 2.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBooking has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.74, and is based on 21 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageBooking has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Booking's stock forecast and price target. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted2.08% of the float of Booking has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBooking has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Booking has recently decreased by 7.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldBooking has a dividend yield of 0.93%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthBooking does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Booking is 26.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Booking will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.61% next year. This indicates that Booking will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Booking's dividend. Previous Next 1.7 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreBooking has received a -15.11% net impact score from Upright. On the other hand, these positive outcomes are achieved by using resources or causing negative impacts in categories "Scarce human capital", "GHG emissions", and "Biodiversity". The negative contribution in the "GHG emissions" impact category seems to be driven mostly by its "Car rental sites and applications", "Visitor information services", "Airfare search sites and applications", "Hotel booking sites and applications", and "Travel websites and applications" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Booking is -3.49. Previous Next 3.2 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentBooking has a news sentiment score of 0.71. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 30 news articles for Booking this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.Search Interest29 people have searched for BKNG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 12% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 13 people have added Booking to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -70% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Booking insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $19,485,975.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.12% of the stock of Booking is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.42% of the stock of Booking is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Booking's insider trading history. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Booking are expected to grow by 18.02% in the coming year, from $178.54 to $210.71 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Booking is 28.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.23.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Booking is 28.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 25.71.Price to Earnings Growth RatioBooking has a PEG Ratio of 1.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Read more about Booking's valuation and earnings. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad InvestorPlaceYour Portfolio’s Shield Against Inflation: Gold’s Surge and AI BreakthroughsWhile gold may be thanking China for its recent growth, this sector is currently thanking Elon Musk. As crazy as it sounds, artificial intelligence just got one step closer to ushering in "the next step in human evolution"... and minting new millionaires. And it's all thanks to Musk's latest AI creation.Click to watch this device in action About Booking Stock (NASDAQ:BKNG)Booking Holdings Inc, formerly The Priceline Group Inc., is a provider of travel and restaurant online reservation and related services. The Company, through its online travel companies (OTCs), connects consumers wishing to make travel reservations with providers of travel services across the world. It offers consumers an array of accommodation reservations (including hotels, bed and breakfasts, hostels, apartments, vacation rentals and other properties) through its Booking.com, priceline.com and agoda.com brands. Its other brands include KAYAK, Rentalcars.com and OpenTable, Inc. (OpenTable). As of December 31, 2016, Booking.com offered accommodation reservation services for over 1,115,000 properties in over 220 countries and territories on its various Websites and in over 40 languages, which included over 568,000 vacation rental properties (updated property counts were available on the Booking.com Website).Read More BKNG Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart BKNG Stock News HeadlinesMay 11, 2024 | insidertrades.comPaulo Pisano Sells 227 Shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) StockMay 9, 2024 | marketbeat.comAirbnb Stock Plummets After Earnings, But is It a Buy?Airbnb stock's earnings dip could be a buy opportunity after investors check the double-digit growth in the company's profit drivers today.May 13, 2024 | InvestorPlace (Ad)Millionaire investor and Republican donor makes surprising election predictionFind out who Louis believes is going to win the election... And why that will launch a second boom in AI stocksMay 4, 2024 | insidertrades.comBooking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Director Sells $75,619.50 in StockApril 18, 2024 | insidertrades.comBooking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Director Sells $78,827.54 in StockMay 10, 2024 | benzinga.comLatest News for Booking Holdings Stock (NASDAQ:BKNG)May 9, 2024 | investorplace.comThe 3 Hottest Airline Stocks to Consider Before Summer Travel Starts to SizzleMay 9, 2024 | prnewswire.comBooking Holdings to Attend the 52nd Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications ConferenceMay 13, 2024 | InvestorPlace (Ad)Millionaire investor and Republican donor makes surprising election predictionFind out who Louis believes is going to win the election... And why that will launch a second boom in AI stocksMay 8, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comBooking (NASDAQ:BKNG) Price Target Increased to $4,230.00 by Analysts at HSBCMay 8, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comJMP Securities Reiterates "Market Outperform" Rating for Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG)May 7, 2024 | investorplace.comThe 3 Best Stocks to Buy to Survive the Coming Nasdaq 100 CrashMay 7, 2024 | prnewswire.comSummer 2024: the Season for Travel Savings with Cheap(er) Domestic and International Flights vs. 2023May 7, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comBooking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) to Post Q2 2024 Earnings of $38.69 Per Share, DA Davidson ForecastsMay 6, 2024 | prnewswire.comSOUTHWEST AIRLINES' RAPID REWARDS PROGRAM SOARS TO NEW HEIGHTS WITH THE ADDITION OF MORE FLEXIBLE PAYMENT OPTIONS & HOTEL REDEMPTIONSMay 6, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comBooking Holdings: Strong Buy Rating on Robust Financials and Strategic Growth InitiativesMay 6, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comBooking (NASDAQ:BKNG) Price Target Raised to $4,500.00May 6, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comBooking (NASDAQ:BKNG) Earns Outperform Rating from BMO Capital MarketsMay 6, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comBooking (NASDAQ:BKNG) Price Target Raised to $3,494.00May 6, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comJPMorgan Chase & Co. Raises Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) Price Target to $4,025.00May 6, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comBooking's (BKNG) "Hold" Rating Reiterated at BenchmarkMay 6, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comQ3 2024 EPS Estimates for Booking Holdings Inc. Reduced by Analyst (NASDAQ:BKNG)May 5, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comRadakovich Lynn Vojvodich Sells 22 Shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) StockMay 5, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comDA Davidson Increases Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) Price Target to $4,150.00May 5, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comBank of America Increases Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) Price Target to $3,950.00May 5, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comBooking Holdings Inc. Just Recorded A 77% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting NextMay 4, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comBooking Holdings: Hold Rating Maintained Amid Strong Q1 Performance and Cautious Q2 OutlookSee More Headlines Receive BKNG Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Booking and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 3/28 Dividend3/07/2024Dividend Payable3/28/2024Last Earnings5/02/2024Today5/13/2024Ex-Dividend for 6/28 Dividend6/07/2024Dividend Payable6/28/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)8/01/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Transportation services Sub-IndustryInternet Retail Current SymbolNASDAQ:BKNG CUSIP74150340 CIK1075531 Webwww.bookingholdings.com Phone203-299-8000Fax203-595-0160Employees23,600Year Founded1997Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$3,876.96 High Stock Price Target$4,500.00 Low Stock Price Target$2,900.00 Potential Upside/Downside+1.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.74 Research Coverage31 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$133.34 Trailing P/E Ratio28.54 Forward P/E Ratio21.32 P/E Growth1.14Net Income$4.29 billion Net Margins21.81% Pretax Margin27.79% Return on Equity-288.35% Return on Assets22.36% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.22 Quick Ratio1.22 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$21.37 billion Price / Sales6.04 Cash Flow$173.86 per share Price / Cash Flow21.89 Book Value($78.65) per share Price / Book-48.39Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares33,930,000Free Float33,887,000Market Cap$129.13 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.40 Social Links 10 "Recession Proof" Stocks That Will Thrive in Any MarketWhich stocks are likely to thrive in today's challenging market? Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of ten stocks that will drive in any economic environment.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesJeffery H. Boyd (Age 60)Executive Chairman of the Board Glenn D. Fogel (Age 55)President, Chief Executive Officer, Director Gillian Tans (Age 46)President and Chief Executive Officer of Booking.com Peter J. Millones Jr. (Age 47)Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary Daniel J. Finnegan (Age 54)Chief Accounting Officer James M. Guyette (Age 71)Lead Independent Director Robert J. Mylod Jr. (Age 50)Director Timothy Armstrong (Age 46)Independent Director Jan L. Docter (Age 67)Independent Director Jeffrey E. Epstein (Age 61)Independent Director More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsLowe's CompaniesNYSE:LOWTJX CompaniesNYSE:TJXChipotle Mexican GrillNYSE:CMGMercadoLibreNASDAQ:MELIStarbucksNASDAQ:SBUXView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsPeak Asset Management LLCBought 75 shares on 5/11/2024Ownership: 0.008%Ironwood Investment Counsel LLCSold 17 shares on 5/11/2024Ownership: 0.001%Catalytic Wealth RIA LLCBought 39 shares on 5/11/2024Ownership: 0.001%Trustmark National Bank Trust DepartmentBought 11 shares on 5/11/2024Ownership: 0.001%Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.Sold 160 shares on 5/11/2024Ownership: 0.000%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions BKNG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Booking stock right now? 31 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Booking in the last twelve months. There are currently 9 hold ratings, 21 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" BKNG shares. View BKNG analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Booking's stock price target for 2024? 31 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Booking's shares. Their BKNG share price targets range from $2,900.00 to $4,500.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $3,876.96 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for BKNG or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have BKNG shares performed in 2024? Booking's stock was trading at $3,547.22 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BKNG shares have increased by 5.4% and is now trading at $3,739.66. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. When is Booking's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 1st 2024. View our BKNG earnings forecast. How were Booking's earnings last quarter? Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 2nd. The business services provider reported $20.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $14.03 by $6.36. The business services provider had revenue of $4.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.25 billion. Booking had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 288.35% and a net margin of 21.81%. The firm's revenue was up 16.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $11.60 EPS. Read the conference call transcript. How often does Booking pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Booking? Booking declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 7th will be paid a dividend of $8.75 per share on Friday, June 28th. This represents a $35.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 7th. Read our dividend analysis for BKNG. Is Booking a good dividend stock? Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) pays an annual dividend of $35.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.93%. The dividend payout ratio is 26.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BKNG will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.61% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for BKNG. What ETFs hold Booking's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) stock in their portfolio include MicroSectors Travel 3x Leveraged ETN (FLYU), MicroSectors Travel -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (FLYD), Pacer US Cash Cows Growth ETF (BUL), ProShares Nasdaq-100 Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF (QQQA), AdvisorShares Hotel ETF (BEDZ), ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF (JRNY), Invesco Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ) and Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF (PKW). What guidance has Booking issued on next quarter's earnings? Booking updated its second quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Friday, May, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.7 billion-$5.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.8 billion. What is Glenn D. Fogel's approval rating as Booking's CEO? 6 employees have rated Booking Chief Executive Officer Glenn D. Fogel on Glassdoor.com. Glenn D. Fogel has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Glenn D. Fogel in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 69.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Booking to a friend. What other stocks do shareholders of Booking own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Booking investors own include Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), Alphabet (GOOG), NVIDIA (NVDA), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Alibaba Group (BABA), Visa (V), Mastercard (MA), Walt Disney (DIS) and Baidu (BIDU). Who are Booking's major shareholders? Booking's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.71%), Mawer Investment Management Ltd. (0.57%), Nordea Investment Management AB (0.47%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.33%), Global Assets Advisory LLC (0.32%) and Swiss National Bank (0.31%). Insiders that own company stock include David I Goulden, David I Goulden, Glenn D Fogel, Paulo Pisano, Radakovich Lynn M Vojvodich, Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich, Robert J Mylod Jr and Susana D'emic. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Booking? Shares of BKNG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. Does Booking have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiares of Booking: AS Digital, Active Hotels, Agoda Company Pte. Ltd, Agoda Holding Company Limited, Booking Holdings Treasury Company, Booking.com B.V., Booking.com Brasil Servicos de Reserva de Hoteis LTDA, Booking.com Holding B.V., Booking.com Transport Limited, Coronado Pte Ltd, FareHarbor, HotelsCombined, KAYAK, KAYAK Software Corporation, OpenTable, OpenTable Inc., PriceMatch, Priceline.com Bookings Acquisition Company Limited, Priceline.com Europe Holdco Inc., Priceline.com Holdco U.K. Limited, Rocketmiles, TravelJigsaw Holdings Limited, momondo, priceline.com International Ltd., and priceline.com LLC.Read More This page (NASDAQ:BKNG) was last updated on 5/13/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDoes this make you sick?Allegiance GoldThe Department of Defense Has a New Drone ContractorThe Tomorrow InvestorBill Clinton Backing Biden Replacement???The Freeport SocietyThis 1 Biotech Stock has been shocking the marketsHuge AlertsThe 2024 Gold Rush: Unleashing Market PotentialPriority GoldThe A.I. story nobody is telling you (Read ASAP)TradeSmithConflict In Israel Sends Gold Soaring ???? 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