What is DA Davidson's Estimate for Booking Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• DA Davidson predicts Booking Holdings will report earnings of $96.10 per share for Q3 2025, with a consensus estimate for the full year at $209.92 per share.
• Booking Holdings has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from analysts, with target prices ranging from $5,650.00 to $5,700.00.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $9.60, yielding approximately 0.7%, and the payout ratio stands at 23.89%.

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG - Free Report) - Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Booking in a report released on Thursday, July 31st. DA Davidson analyst T. White forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $96.10 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $6,500.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Booking's current full-year earnings is $209.92 per share.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Booking from $6,000.00 to $6,500.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research note on Friday. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of Booking from $5,500.00 to $6,250.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $6,000.00 target price (up from $5,700.00) on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Booking to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Booking from $5,550.00 to $5,700.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $5,781.04.

Booking Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BKNG traded down $117.77 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $5,386.29. The company's stock had a trading volume of 199,536 shares, compared to its average volume of 184,546. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $5,568.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $5,076.22. Booking has a one year low of $3,180.00 and a one year high of $5,839.41. The stock has a market cap of $174.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.41.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $55.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $50.32 by $5.08. The company had revenue of $6.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.54 billion. Booking had a net margin of 19.23% and a negative return on equity of 134.19%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 16.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $41.90 EPS.

Booking Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be given a dividend of $9.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 5th. This represents a $38.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Booking's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.71%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Glenn D. Fogel sold 1,013 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 26,633 shares of the company's stock, valued at $151,674,935. This trade represents a 3.66% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 3,039 shares of company stock worth $16,963,769. Company insiders own 0.16% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Booking

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Motco grew its stake in shares of Booking by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Motco now owns 2,319 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $12,764,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the period. Howard Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Booking by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 942 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $5,454,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the period. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Booking by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC now owns 1,657 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $9,593,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. May Hill Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Booking by 10.8% during the 2nd quarter. May Hill Capital LLC now owns 113 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $654,000 after acquiring an additional 11 shares during the period. Finally, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund boosted its stake in Booking by 20.6% in the 2nd quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 5,195 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $30,075,000 after purchasing an additional 888 shares during the period. 92.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.