B. Riley Comments on Booking's Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Booking in a research note issued on Friday, April 25th. B. Riley analyst N. Khan now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $103.16 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $99.83. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $6,100.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Booking's current full-year earnings is $209.92 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Booking's Q4 2025 earnings at $48.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $215.84 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $251.35 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $293.07 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $342.03 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $417.57 EPS.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $24.81 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $17.57 by $7.24. Booking had a negative return on equity of 159.34% and a net margin of 24.78%. The business had revenue of $4.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.58 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $20.39 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on BKNG. JMP Securities lifted their price target on shares of Booking from $5,600.00 to $5,700.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Booking from $5,550.00 to $5,700.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Booking from $5,000.00 to $4,800.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Booking from $5,120.00 to $5,077.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Booking from $5,100.00 to $5,600.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Booking presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $5,262.41.

Booking Stock Performance

NASDAQ:BKNG traded up $190.05 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $5,099.28. The stock had a trading volume of 457,572 shares, compared to its average volume of 252,265. The stock has a market capitalization of $166.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.37. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $4,646.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $4,804.74. Booking has a one year low of $3,180.00 and a one year high of $5,337.24.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Booking

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BKNG. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc purchased a new position in shares of Booking during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Booking in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Booking in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. purchased a new stake in shares of Booking during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Promus Capital LLC purchased a new position in Booking in the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. 92.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Booking Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th were given a dividend of $9.60 per share. This is a boost from Booking's previous quarterly dividend of $8.75. This represents a $38.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 7th. Booking's payout ratio is presently 22.19%.

Booking Company Profile

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.