Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Booking in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst D. Mathivanan now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $210.87 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $201.48. Cantor Fitzgerald has a "Neutral" rating and a $4,330.00 price target 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 $266.65 EPS.
Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $24.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $17.57 by $7.24. Booking had a net margin of 22.58% and a negative return on equity of 143.67%. The company had revenue of $4.76 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.58 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $20.39 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis.
A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on BKNG. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Booking from $4,720.00 to $5,630.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Booking from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Booking from $4,692.00 to $5,411.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Booking from $5,550.00 to $5,700.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $5,900.00 target price on shares of Booking in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. 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's stock. According to MarketBeat, Booking has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $5,454.26.
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Booking Trading Down 1.5%
BKNG stock opened at $5,650.00 on Friday. Booking has a twelve month low of $3,180.00 and a twelve month high of $5,839.41. The company's 50 day moving average is $5,540.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $5,042.92. The stock has a market cap of $183.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.15, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.40.
Booking Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 6th were issued a $9.60 dividend. This represents a $38.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.68%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 6th. Booking's dividend payout ratio is presently 23.89%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CEO Glenn D. Fogel sold 1,013 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 26,633 shares in the company, valued at approximately $151,674,935. This represents a 3.66% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In the last three months, insiders sold 3,039 shares of company stock valued at $16,963,769. 0.16% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Booking
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC bought a new position in Booking during the first quarter worth $28,000. Atwood & Palmer Inc. bought a new position in Booking during the second quarter worth $29,000. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in Booking during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. bought a new position in Booking during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Keystone Global Partners LLC bought a new position in Booking during the first quarter worth $32,000. 92.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
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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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