Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Booking in a report released on Tuesday, July 29th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $92.21 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $96.36. The consensus estimate for Booking's current full-year earnings is $209.92 per share.
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 for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $50.32 by $5.08. The business had revenue of $6.80 billion during 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 business's revenue was up 16.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $41.90 EPS.
A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Booking from $5,550.00 to $5,700.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Booking from $5,750.00 to $6,300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Booking from $5,700.00 to $6,000.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday. Benchmark lifted their price target on shares of Booking from $6,000.00 to $6,200.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $6,000.00 target price (up from $5,700.00) on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $5,781.04.
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Booking Price Performance
NASDAQ:BKNG traded down $117.77 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $5,386.29. The stock had a trading volume of 199,536 shares, compared to its average volume of 184,546. The company has a market capitalization 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 has a 1-year low of $3,180.00 and a 1-year high of $5,839.41. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $5,568.80 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $5,076.22.
Booking Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be given a $9.60 dividend. This represents a $38.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 5th. Booking's payout ratio is currently 26.71%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Booking news, CEO Glenn D. Fogel sold 1,013 shares of the business'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 value 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. The trade was a 3.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders have sold 3,039 shares of company stock valued at $16,963,769 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.16% of the company's stock.
Institutional Trading of Booking
Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of BKNG. Motco raised its stake in Booking by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Motco now owns 2,319 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $12,764,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Booking by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 942 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $5,454,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC raised its stake in 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 valued at $9,593,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. May Hill Capital LLC raised its stake in Booking by 10.8% during the 2nd quarter. May Hill Capital LLC now owns 113 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $654,000 after purchasing an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its stake in Booking by 20.6% during the 2nd quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 5,195 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $30,075,000 after purchasing an additional 888 shares during the last quarter. 92.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Booking Company Profile
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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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