Booking Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:BKNG) $3,159.56 +33.86 (+1.08%) (As of 12/1/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$3,099.06▼$3,179.2950-Day Range$2,742.69▼$3,173.5052-Week Range$1,907.38▼$3,251.71Volume205,072 shsAverage Volume244,870 shsMarket Capitalization$110.24 billionP/E Ratio22.00Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$3,346.21 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Booking MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.70 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside5.9% Upside$3,346.21 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy1.96% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainability-3.49Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.57Based on 16 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$14.43 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth18.59%From $149.27 to $177.02 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.43 out of 5 starsRetail/Wholesale Sector51st out of 195 stocksTransportation Services Industry2nd out of 17 stocks 2.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBooking has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.70, and is based on 18 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $3,346.21, Booking has a forecasted upside of 5.9% from its current price of $3,159.56.Amount of Analyst CoverageBooking has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted1.96% of the float of Booking has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBooking has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Booking has recently increased by 19.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldBooking does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthBooking does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 1.7 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreBooking has received a -15.11% net impact score from Upright. On the other hand, these positive outcomes are achieved by using resources or causing negative impacts in categories "Scarce human capital", "GHG emissions", and "Biodiversity". The negative contribution in the "GHG emissions" impact category seems to be driven mostly by its "Car rental sites and applications", "Visitor information services", "Airfare search sites and applications", "Hotel booking sites and applications", and "Travel websites and applications" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Booking is -3.49. Previous Next 2.5 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentBooking has a news sentiment score of 0.57. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Booking this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search Interest38 people have searched for BKNG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 153% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 15 people have added Booking to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -29% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $14,431,194.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.15% of the stock of Booking is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.13% of the stock of Booking is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 3.8 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Booking are expected to grow by 18.59% in the coming year, from $149.27 to $177.02 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Booking is 22.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 116.73.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Booking is 22.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 24.55.Price to Earnings Growth RatioBooking has a PEG Ratio of 0.97. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Booking Stock (NASDAQ:BKNG)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. Its other brands include KAYAK, Rentalcars.com and OpenTable, Inc. (OpenTable). As of December 31, 2016, Booking.com offered accommodation reservation services for over 1,115,000 properties in over 220 countries and territories on its various Websites and in over 40 languages, which included over 568,000 vacation rental properties (updated property counts were available on the Booking.com Website).Read More BKNG Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart BKNG Stock News HeadlinesNovember 14, 2023 | marketbeat.comTripAdvisor is on AI-powered recovery from record lows (BKNG)Management's excitement around the integration of AI technology into travel planning was evident in Trip Advisor's recent quarterly update.December 2, 2023 | morningstar.comBooking Holdings Inc BKNGDecember 3, 2023 | DTI Trader (Ad)New CBOE “special perk” helps traders target income every weekendYou might not immediately realize what you’re reading. Let me help you out a little… What you're looking at is a “special perk” set up by the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. December 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comMarket Slump Got You Down? 1 Supercharged Stock to Buy NowNovember 30, 2023 | msn.comWhere Will Booking Holdings Stock Be in 1 Year?November 30, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHere’s Why You Should Hold Booking Holdings (BKNG)November 29, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBooking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from BrokeragesNovember 29, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBooking (NASDAQ:BKNG) Lowered to "Hold" at StockNews.comDecember 3, 2023 | DTI Trader (Ad)New CBOE “special perk” helps traders target income every weekendYou might not immediately realize what you’re reading. Let me help you out a little… What you're looking at is a “special perk” set up by the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. 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Shaw Stock Portfolio: 5 Top Stock PicksNovember 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBooking Holdings Stock Shows Resilience After Revenge Travel SurgeNovember 25, 2023 | benzinga.comBooking Holdings Stock (NASDAQ:BKNG) Dividends: History, Yield and DatesNovember 22, 2023 | seekingalpha.comBooking Holdings: Take Some Profits On This Rally (Ratings Downgrade)November 19, 2023 | seekingalpha.comBooking Holdings: Still Outperforming Peers And ExpectationsNovember 17, 2023 | benzinga.comSpotlight on Booking Holdings: Analyzing the Surge in Options ActivityNovember 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comContinued Strength in Leisure Travel Pushed Booking Holdings (BKNG) in Q3November 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comInsider Sell: CFO David Goulden Sells Shares of Booking Holdings IncNovember 16, 2023 | benzinga.comHere's How Much You Would Have Made Owning Booking Holdings Stock In The Last 15 YearsNovember 14, 2023 | msn.comHere's How Much You'd Have If You Invested $1000 in Booking Holdings a Decade AgoNovember 12, 2023 | msn.comBooking a Buy on Hearty Demand: Street Calls of the WeekNovember 10, 2023 | msn.comBooking.com to pay 94 million euros to settle Italian tax disputeNovember 10, 2023 | reuters.comBooking.com settles Italian tax dispute with 94-million euro paymentNovember 10, 2023 | msn.comBooking Holdings launches new cruise platform amid strong demand trendsNovember 9, 2023 | msn.comOnline travel agency Booking.com to sell cruisesNovember 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBooking Holdings Inc. to Present at the Nasdaq 49th Investor ConferenceNovember 7, 2023 | msn.comDA Davidson Upgrades Booking Holdings (BKNG)See More Headlines Receive BKNG Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Booking and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings11/02/2023Today12/02/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)2/22/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Transportation services Sub-IndustryInternet Retail SectorRetail/Wholesale Current SymbolNASDAQ:BKNG CUSIP74150340 CIK1075531 Webwww.bookingholdings.com Phone203-299-8000Fax203-595-0160Employees21,600Year Founded1997Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$3,346.21 High Stock Price Target$4,000.00 Low Stock Price Target$2,402.00 Potential Upside/Downside+5.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.70 Research Coverage27 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$143.61 Trailing P/E Ratio22.00 Forward P/E Ratio21.17 P/E Growth0.97Net Income$3.06 billion Net Margins25.70% Pretax Margin31.61% Return on Equity840.22% Return on Assets20.98% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio11.16 Current Ratio1.44 Quick Ratio1.44 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$17.09 billion Price / Sales6.45 Cash Flow$115.95 per share Price / Cash Flow27.25 Book Value($17.91) per share Price / Book-176.41Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares34,890,000Free Float34,838,000Market Cap$110.24 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.36 Social Links 10 "Recession Proof" Stocks That Will Thrive in Any MarketWhich stocks are likely to thrive in today's challenging market? Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of ten stocks that will drive in any economic environment.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesJeffery H. Boyd (Age 60)Executive Chairman of the Board Glenn D. Fogel (Age 55)President, Chief Executive Officer, Director Gillian Tans (Age 46)President and Chief Executive Officer of Booking.com Peter J. Millones Jr. (Age 47)Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary Daniel J. Finnegan (Age 54)Chief Accounting Officer James M. Guyette (Age 71)Lead Independent Director Robert J. Mylod Jr. (Age 50)Director Timothy Armstrong (Age 46)Independent Director Jan L. Docter (Age 67)Independent Director Jeffrey E. Epstein (Age 61)Independent Director More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsStarbucksNASDAQ:SBUXLowe's CompaniesNYSE:LOWTJX CompaniesNYSE:TJXCVS HealthNYSE:CVSMercadoLibreNASDAQ:MELIView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsB. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.Bought 85 shares on 12/1/2023Ownership: 0.001%Modera Wealth Management LLCBought 6 shares on 11/30/2023Ownership: 0.002%Quantum Financial Advisors LLCBought 73 shares on 11/29/2023Ownership: 0.000%Bar Harbor Wealth ManagementSold 5 shares on 11/28/2023Ownership: 0.002%Okabena Investment Services Inc.Sold 26 shares on 11/27/2023Ownership: 0.001%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions BKNG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Booking stock right now? 27 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Booking in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings, 18 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" BKNG shares. View BKNG analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Booking's stock price target for 2024? 27 Wall Street research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Booking's stock. Their BKNG share price targets range from $2,402.00 to $4,000.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $3,346.21 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for BKNG or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have BKNG shares performed in 2023? Booking's stock was trading at $2,015.28 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BKNG stock has increased by 56.8% and is now trading at $3,159.56. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Booking? Booking saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 676,900 shares, an increase of 19.3% from the October 31st total of 567,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 252,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.7 days. Approximately 2.0% of the company's shares are sold short. View Booking's Short Interest. When is Booking's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 22nd 2024. View our BKNG earnings forecast. How were Booking's earnings last quarter? Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) posted its earnings results on Thursday, November, 2nd. The business services provider reported $72.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $67.86 by $4.46. The business services provider earned $7.34 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.27 billion. Booking had a net margin of 25.70% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 840.22%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 21.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $53.03 earnings per share. Read the conference call transcript. What ETFs hold Booking's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) stock in their portfolio include AdvisorShares Hotel ETF (BEDZ), Invesco Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ), WBI BullBear Quality 3000 ETF (WBIL), ProShares Nasdaq-100 Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF (QQQA), ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF (JRNY), ETFMG Travel Tech ETF (AWAY), Invesco NASDAQ Internet ETF (PNQI) and Global X E-Commerce ETF (EBIZ). What is Glenn D. Fogel's approval rating as Booking's CEO? 6 employees have rated Booking Chief Executive Officer Glenn D. Fogel on Glassdoor.com. Glenn D. Fogel has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Glenn D. Fogel in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 69.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Booking to a friend. What other stocks do shareholders of Booking own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Booking investors own include Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), Alphabet (GOOG), NVIDIA (NVDA), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Alibaba Group (BABA), Visa (V), Mastercard (MA), Walt Disney (DIS) and Baidu (BIDU). Who are Booking's major shareholders? Booking's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.80%), Schroder Investment Management Group (1.23%), Northern Trust Corp (1.10%), Ninety One UK Ltd (0.96%), Sanders Capital LLC (0.76%) and Legal & General Group Plc (0.67%). Insiders that own company stock include David I Goulden, David I Goulden, Glenn D Fogel, Jeffery H Boyd, Paulo Pisano, Radakovich Lynn M Vojvodich, Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich, Robert J Mylod Jr and Susana D'emic. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Booking? Shares of BKNG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. Does Booking have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiares of Booking: AS Digital, Active Hotels, Agoda Company Pte. Ltd, Agoda Holding Company Limited, Booking Holdings Treasury Company, Booking.com B.V., Booking.com Brasil Servicos de Reserva de Hoteis LTDA, Booking.com Holding B.V., Booking.com Transport Limited, Coronado Pte Ltd, FareHarbor, HotelsCombined, KAYAK, KAYAK Software Corporation, OpenTable, OpenTable Inc., PriceMatch, Priceline.com Bookings Acquisition Company Limited, Priceline.com Europe Holdco Inc., Priceline.com Holdco U.K. Limited, Rocketmiles, TravelJigsaw Holdings Limited, momondo, priceline.com International Ltd., and priceline.com LLC.Read More This page (NASDAQ:BKNG) was last updated on 12/3/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Booking Holdings Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. 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