Gunderson Capital Management Inc. Takes Position in Booking Holdings Inc. $BKNG

Key Points

• Gunderson Capital Management Inc. acquired 665 shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG), valued at approximately $3.85 million, making it their 23rd largest holding.
• Insider trading activity involved Director Vanessa Ames Wittman and Director Larry Quinlan selling shares totaling approximately $435,255 on September 15th, 2025.
• Booking Holdings reported earnings of $55.40 per share for Q2, surpassing estimates and showing a 16% year-over-year revenue growth with $6.80 billion in revenue.

Gunderson Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 665 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $3,850,000. Booking comprises approximately 1.6% of Gunderson Capital Management Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Atwood & Palmer Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Booking during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Booking during the first quarter worth about $28,000. O Brien Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Booking during the 2nd quarter valued at $35,000. First PREMIER Bank boosted its stake in shares of Booking by 100.0% during the second quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 6 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 3 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keystone Global Partners LLC purchased a new position in Booking in the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. 92.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Booking

In other Booking news, Director Vanessa Ames Wittman sold 15 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5,500.00, for a total value of $82,500.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 747 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,108,500. This represents a 1.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Larry Quinlan sold 64 shares of Booking stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5,511.80, for a total transaction of $352,755.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 131 shares of the company's stock, valued at $722,045.80. This trade represents a 32.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 4,195 shares of company stock valued at $23,467,630. Insiders own 0.16% of the company's stock.

Booking Stock Performance

NASDAQ BKNG opened at $5,191.93 on Friday. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 1 year low of $4,096.23 and a 1 year high of $5,839.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $168.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.35. The business's fifty day moving average is $5,496.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $5,314.60.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $55.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $50.32 by $5.08. Booking had a net margin of 19.23% and a negative return on equity of 134.19%. The business had revenue of $6.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $41.90 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Booking has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Booking Holdings Inc. will post 209.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Booking Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th were paid a dividend of $9.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 5th. This represents a $38.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Booking's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.71%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on BKNG. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Booking from $5,560.00 to $6,500.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Booking from $5,418.00 to $5,443.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday. Susquehanna raised their target price on Booking from $6,000.00 to $6,500.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Booking from $5,820.00 to $5,850.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Wedbush reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $5,900.00 price target on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $5,808.81.

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.

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