
Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Booking in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst D. Mathivanan now expects that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $181.84 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $210.87. Cantor Fitzgerald has a "Neutral" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Booking's current full-year earnings is $209.92 per share. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for Booking's FY2026 earnings at $262.94 EPS.
Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $55.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $50.32 by $5.08. The company had revenue of $6.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.54 billion. Booking had a negative return on equity of 134.19% and a net margin of 19.23%. Booking's revenue for the quarter was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $41.90 EPS.
Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Booking to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen raised Booking from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Susquehanna raised their target price on Booking from $6,000.00 to $6,500.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research note on Friday. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Booking from $5,750.00 to $6,300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Booking from $5,360.00 to $6,000.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Booking currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $5,781.04.
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Booking Stock Down 2.1%
Shares of Booking stock traded down $117.77 during trading on Friday, reaching $5,386.29. The company's stock had a trading volume of 199,536 shares, compared to its average volume of 184,546. Booking has a 52-week low of $3,180.00 and a 52-week high of $5,839.41. The firm's 50-day moving average is $5,568.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $5,076.22. The company has a market cap of $174.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.46, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.41.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Covestor Ltd raised its position in Booking by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 31 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $158,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares during the period. SageView Advisory Group LLC raised its position in Booking by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 124 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $616,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares during the period. Belpointe Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Booking by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 95 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $472,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Elequin Capital LP raised its holdings in shares of Booking by 20.0% in the fourth quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 12 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fidelis Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Booking by 1.2% during the first quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 167 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $809,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.42% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Booking
In other Booking news, CEO Glenn D. Fogel sold 1,013 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5,695.00, for a total transaction of $5,769,035.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 26,633 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $151,674,935. This represents a 3.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 3,039 shares of company stock valued at $16,963,769. 0.16% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Booking Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be paid a $9.60 dividend. This represents a $38.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 5th. Booking's dividend payout ratio is 26.71%.
About Booking
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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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