Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) Issues Earnings Results

Key Points

• Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) reported earnings of $55.40 per share, exceeding analyst expectations by $5.35, and updated its Q3 2025 guidance.
• The company's stock decreased by 1.5%, trading at $5,590.77, with a market capitalization of $181.92 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.78.
• Insider activity included CEO Glenn D. Fogel selling shares worth approximately $5.77 million, leading to a 3.66% decrease in his ownership position.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG - Get Free Report) issued its earnings results on Tuesday. The business services provider reported $55.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $50.32 by $5.08, Zacks reports. Booking had a net margin of 22.58% and a negative return on equity of 143.67%. The company had revenue of $6.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.54 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $41.90 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 16.0% on a year-over-year basis. Booking updated its Q3 2025 guidance to EPS.

Booking Stock Performance

NASDAQ:BKNG opened at $5,590.77 on Wednesday. The firm's 50-day moving average is $5,558.09 and its 200-day moving average is $5,061.42. The company has a market cap of $181.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.78, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.40. Booking has a 52-week low of $3,180.00 and a 52-week high of $5,839.41.

Insider Buying and Selling at Booking

In related news, CEO Glenn D. Fogel sold 1,013 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5,695.00, for a total transaction of $5,769,035.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 26,633 shares in the company, valued at $151,674,935. The trade was a 3.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders have sold a total of 3,039 shares of company stock valued at $16,963,769 in the last three months. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Booking

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Booking stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG - Free Report) by 34.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 251 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in Booking were worth $1,249,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 92.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on BKNG. JMP Securities increased their price objective on Booking from $5,600.00 to $5,700.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Booking from $5,000.00 to $5,700.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on Booking from $5,120.00 to $5,077.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price target on Booking from $5,540.00 to $4,330.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, BTIG Research raised shares of Booking from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $5,500.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Booking currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $5,481.78.

About Booking

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.