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Booking (BKNG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$161.06 0.00 (0.00%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$160.55 -0.51 (-0.32%)
As of 05/22/2026 07:49 PM Eastern
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About Booking Stock (NASDAQ:BKNG)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$159.00
$162.80
50-Day Range
$154.13
$192.03
52-Week Range
$150.14
$233.58
Volume
7.38 million shs
Average Volume
7.83 million shs
Market Capitalization
$124.80 billion
P/E Ratio
21.19
Dividend Yield
1.04%
Price Target
$227.14
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Booking Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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99th Percentile Overall Score

BKNG MarketRank™: 

Booking scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 8th out of 200 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Booking has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.81, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 28 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Booking has a consensus price target of $227.14, representing about 41.0% upside from its current price of $161.06.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Booking has been the subject of 24 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Booking's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Booking are expected to grow by 18.30% in the coming year, from $10.44 to $12.35 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Booking is 21.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Booking is 21.19, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 19.81.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Booking has a PEG Ratio of 0.96. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Read more about Booking's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.46% of the float of Booking has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Booking has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.62, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Booking has recently decreased by 0.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Booking pays a meaningful dividend of 1.05%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Booking has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Booking is 22.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Booking will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.60% next year. This indicates that Booking will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Booking's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Booking has a news sentiment score of 0.62. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Booking this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 29 people have searched for BKNG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 15 people have added Booking to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Booking insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,187,746.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.16% of the stock of Booking is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    92.42% of the stock of Booking is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Booking's insider trading history.
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BKNG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Booking's stock was trading at $214.2132 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, BKNG shares have decreased by 24.8% and is now trading at $161.06.

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The business services provider reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.08 by $0.06. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 16.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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Booking shares split on the morning of Monday, April 6th 2026.The 25-1 split was announced on Wednesday, February 18th 2026. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Thursday, April 2nd 2026. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 2,500 shares after the split.

Booking subsidiaries include HotelsCombined, FareHarbor, momondo, AS Digital, PriceMatch, Rocketmiles, OpenTable, and others.

Booking's top institutional investors include Bank of Nova Scotia (0.11%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.04%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (0.03%) and Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Glenn D Fogel, David I Goulden, Susana D'emic, Paulo Pisano, Robert J Mylod Jr, Vanessa Ames Wittman and Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich.
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Shares of BKNG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Booking investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), ServiceNow (NOW), Netflix (NFLX), UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/31 Dividend
3/06/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend
3/06/2026
Dividend Payable
3/31/2026
Last Earnings
4/28/2026
Today
5/25/2026
AGM 2026
6/02/2026
Record date for 6/30 Dividend
6/05/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
6/05/2026
Dividend Payable
6/30/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/04/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
INTERNET COMMERCE
Sub-Industry
Internet Retail
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:BKNG
CIK
1075531
Employees
24,300
Year Founded
1997

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$298.00
Low Price Target
$175.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+41.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.81
Research Coverage
37 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$7.60
Trailing P/E Ratio
21.19
Forward P/E Ratio
15.43
P/E Growth
0.96
Net Income
$5.40 billion
Net Margins
22.23%
Pretax Margin
28.30%
Return on Equity
-117.14%
Return on Assets
25.85%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.06
Quick Ratio
1.06

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$27.69 billion
Price / Sales
4.51
Cash Flow
$10.46 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.40
Book Value
($11.26) per share
Price / Book
-14.30

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
774,878,000
Free Float
773,638,000
Market Cap
$124.80 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.10

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This page (NASDAQ:BKNG) was last updated on 5/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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