NASDAQ:BKNG

Booking Stock Forecast, Price & News

$2,156.97

-6.07 (-0.28 %)

(As of 01/20/2021 02:09 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$2,125.59

Now: $2,156.97▼

$2,181.82

50-Day Range

$2,052.67

MA: $2,143.06▼

$2,281.54

52-Week Range

$1,107.29

Now: $2,156.97▼

$2,290.03

Volume13,080 shs

Average Volume308,530 shs

Market Capitalization$88.34 billion

P/E Ratio64.97

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta1.23

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).

MarketRank^™

Overall MarketRank^™

1.74 out of 5 stars

Retail/Wholesale Sector

48th out of 383 stocks

Transportation Services Industry

3rd out of 24 stocks

2.2 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Booking has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.32, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 19 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $1,930.62, Booking has a forecasted downside of 10.1% from its current price of $2,147.70.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Booking has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

3.0 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Booking has received 1,675 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Booking has received 1,115 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Booking has received 60.04% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Booking and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe BKNG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe BKNG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

0.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Booking does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Booking does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

1.7 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Booking insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.28% of the stock of Booking is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
91.84% of the stock of Booking is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.9 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Booking are expected to grow by 1,681.40% in the coming year, from $3.01 to $53.62 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Booking is 64.69, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.45.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Booking is 64.69, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 33.79.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Booking has a PEG Ratio of 3.49. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Booking has a P/B Ratio of 15.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Industry Transportation services

Sub-IndustryInternet Retail

SectorRetail/Wholesale

Current SymbolNASDAQ:BKNG

Previous Symbol

CUSIP74150340

CIK1075531

Webwww.bookingholdings.com

Phone203-299-8000

Employees26,400

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.39

Current Ratio3.17

Quick Ratio3.17

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio64.97

Forward P/E Ratio716.60

P/E Growth3.49

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$15.07 billion

Price / Sales5.86

Cash Flow$121.31 per share

Price / Cash Flow17.78

Book Value$141.75 per share

Price / Book15.22

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$102.57

Net Income$4.87 billion

Net Margins15.68%

Return on Equity25.72%

Return on Assets5.84%

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares40,955,000

Market Cap$88.34 billion

Next Earnings Date2/24/2021 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

$2,156.97

-6.07 (-0.28 %)

(As of 01/20/2021 02:09 PM ET)

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Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Booking's stock price been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Booking's stock was trading at $1,442.50 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BKNG shares have increased by 48.7% and is now trading at $2,145.06.
View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19.

Is Booking a buy right now?

31 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Booking in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 19 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Booking stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BKNG, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What stocks does MarketBeat like better than Booking?

Wall Street analysts have given Booking a "Hold" rating, but there may be better short-term opportunities in the market. Some of MarketBeat's past winning trading ideas have resulted in 5-15% weekly gains. MarketBeat just released five new trading ideas, but Booking wasn't one of them. MarketBeat thinks these five stocks may be even better buys.
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When is Booking's next earnings date?

Booking is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 24th 2021.
View our earnings forecast for Booking.

How were Booking's earnings last quarter?

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) announced its earnings results on Thursday, November, 5th. The business services provider reported $12.27 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $15.98 by $3.71. The business services provider had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.53 billion. Booking had a return on equity of 25.72% and a net margin of 15.68%. Booking's quarterly revenue was down 47.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $45.54 earnings per share.
View Booking's earnings history.

What price target have analysts set for BKNG?

31 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Booking's stock. Their forecasts range from $1,450.00 to $2,585.00. On average, they expect Booking's stock price to reach $1,930.62 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 10.0%.
View analysts' price targets for Booking or view Wall Street analyst' top-rated stocks.

Who are some of Booking's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Booking include Amazon.com (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), Expedia Group (EXPE), TripAdvisor (TRIP), Overstock.com (OSTK), 1-800-FLOWERS.COM (FLWS), Groupon (GRPN), CarParts.com (PRTS) and PetMed Express (PETS).
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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), The Walt Disney (DIS) and Baidu (BIDU).

Who are Booking's key executives?

Booking's management team includes the following people:

Jeffery H. Boyd, Executive Chairman of the Board (Age 60)
Glenn D. Fogel, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director (Age 55)
Gillian Tans, President and Chief Executive Officer of Booking.com (Age 46)
Peter J. Millones Jr., Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary (Age 47)
Daniel J. Finnegan, Chief Accounting Officer (Age 54)
James M. Guyette, Lead Independent Director (Age 71)
Robert J. Mylod Jr., Director (Age 50)
Timothy Armstrong, Independent Director (Age 46)
Jan L. Docter, Independent Director (Age 67)
Jeffrey E. Epstein, Independent Director (Age 61)

What is Booking's stock symbol?

Booking trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BKNG."

Who are Booking's major shareholders?

Booking's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd (0.19%), Sarasin & Partners LLP (0.08%), Ardevora Asset Management LLP (0.08%), Metropolis Capital Ltd (0.05%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.04%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%). Company insiders that own Booking stock include Gillian Tans and Jeffrey E Epstein.
View institutional ownership trends for Booking.

Which institutional investors are selling Booking stock?

BKNG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scharf Investments LLC, Sarasin & Partners LLP, Scout Investments Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc., Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., and Professional Financial Advisors LLC.
View insider buying and selling activity for Booking or view top insider-selling stocks.

Which institutional investors are buying Booking stock?

BKNG stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ardevora Asset Management LLP, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Traynor Capital Management Inc., Salvus Wealth Management LLC, TrimTabs Asset Management LLC, Metropolis Capital Ltd, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, and IMS Capital Management.
View insider buying and selling activity for Booking or or view top insider-buying stocks.

How do I buy shares of Booking?

Shares of BKNG 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.

What is Booking's stock price today?

One share of BKNG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $2,145.06.

How big of a company is Booking?

Booking has a market capitalization of $87.85 billion and generates $15.07 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $4.87 billion in net income (profit) each year or $102.57 on an earnings per share basis. Booking employs 26,400 workers across the globe.

What is Booking's official website?

The official website for Booking is www.bookingholdings.com.

How can I contact Booking?

Booking's mailing address is 800 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORWALK CT, 06854. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 203-299-8000 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 1/20/2021 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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