Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG - Get Free Report) is anticipated to release its earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, February 20th. Analysts expect Booking to post earnings of $35.82 per share and revenue of $5.18 billion for the quarter. Persons interested in participating in the company's earnings conference call can do so using this link.
Booking Stock Up 0.7 %
Shares of Booking stock traded up $35.70 during trading on Friday, hitting $5,044.40. 202,438 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 263,793. Booking has a fifty-two week low of $3,180.00 and a fifty-two week high of $5,337.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $166.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.39. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $4,919.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $4,505.38.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several brokerages recently issued reports on BKNG. JMP Securities restated a "market outperform" rating and set a $5,400.00 price objective on shares of Booking in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Booking from $3,900.00 to $5,250.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Booking from $3,940.00 to $4,510.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Tigress Financial boosted their price target on Booking from $4,580.00 to $5,600.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Booking from $4,600.00 to $5,000.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Booking currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $5,044.43.
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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.
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