NASDAQ:BKNG

Booking - BKNG Stock Forecast, Price & News

$1,984.63

+15.18 (+0.77%)

(As of 11/25/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $1,963.22
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$1,996.28
50-Day Range: $1,634.61
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$2,015.77
52-Week Range: $1,616.85
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$2,715.66

Volume: 168,803 shs
Average Volume: 390,847 shs
Market Capitalization: $76.98 billion

P/E Ratio: 32.59
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $2,424.85

Booking MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.77 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 22.2% Upside
$2,424.85 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.33% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: -3.49
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.25
Based on 12 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares
$956,185 Bought Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.20%
From $92.12 to $117.18 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.70 out of 5 stars

Retail/Wholesale Sector

26th out of 219 stocks

Transportation Services Industry

4th out of 16 stocks

3.4

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Booking has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on 18 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $2,424.85, Booking has a forecasted upside of 22.2% from its current price of $1,984.63.
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.

5.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.33% 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 1.3, 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 19.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

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

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Booking 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 Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Booking is -3.49.

1.8

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Booking has a news sentiment score of 0.25. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Booking this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
19 people have searched for BKNG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 46% 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 -12% compared to the previous 30 days.

3.3

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Booking insiders have bought 12.44% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $956,185.00 in company stock and sold $850,411.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.13% of the stock of Booking is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
89.91% of the stock of Booking is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Booking are expected to grow by 27.20% in the coming year, from $92.12 to $117.18 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Booking is 32.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 124.80.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Booking is 32.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 24.37.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Booking has a PEG Ratio of 1.28. 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 20.98. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) Stock

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).

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BKNG Stock News Headlines

November 14, 2022 | marketbeat.com

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November 25, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

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Should You Be Excited About Booking Holdings Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BKNG) 67% Return On Equity?

November 24, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) PT Raised to $2,430.00

November 22, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Receives $2,441.70 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

November 20, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

547% earnings growth over 1 year has not materialized into gains for Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) shareholders over that period

November 18, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

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November 12, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

As Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) grows 7.5% this past week, investors may now be noticing the company's one-year earnings growth

November 11, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Booking Holdings Inc. to Present at the Nasdaq 47th Investor Conference

November 6, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

One Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) insider upped their stake by 32% in the previous year

November 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Booking Holdings (BKNG) Q3 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

November 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) insider upped their holding by 32% earlier this year

November 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Booking Holdings to Make Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Press Release Available on Company's Investor Relations Website on Wednesday, November 2

October 29, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Booking Holdings (BKNG) to Post Q3 Earnings: What to Expect

October 29, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Should You Be Excited About Booking Holdings Inc.'s (NASDAQ:BKNG) 39% Return On Equity?

October 25, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

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October 25, 2022 | skift.com

Booking.com to Add Emissions Info to Bookings Through New Partnership

October 25, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

While shareholders of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) are in the red over the last year, underlying earnings have actually grown

October 21, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

When Should You Buy Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)?

October 21, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Here’s Why RiverPark Funds Reinvested in Booking Holdings (BKNG)

October 20, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Sojern and GauVendi Partner To Support Accommodation Operators Drive Direct Bookings and Revenue - Yahoo Finance

October 20, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

World’s Fastest-Growing Subscription Travel Club, inCruises, Launches Direct Booking Partnerships with Major Cruise Lines - Yahoo Finance

October 18, 2022 | reuters.com

Kia shares edge up in choppy trade after booking extra $1.1 bln provision - Reuters

October 18, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

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October 18, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

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BKNG Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 11/02/2022
Today: 11/26/2022
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2022
Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/22/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Transportation services
Sub-Industry: Internet Retail
Sector: Retail/Wholesale
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BKNG
CUSIP: 74150340
CIK: 1075531
Web: www.bookingholdings.com
Phone: 203-299-8000
Fax: 203-595-0160
Employees: 20,300
Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $2,424.85
High Stock Price Forecast: $3,210.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $2,050.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +22.2%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.77
Research Coverage: 26 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $60.89
Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.59
Forward P/E Ratio: 21.54
P/E Growth: 1.28
Net Income: $1.17 billion
Net Margins: 15.23%
Pretax Margin: 20.52%
Return on Equity: 81.11%
Return on Assets: 15.96%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.36
Current Ratio: 1.45
Quick Ratio: 1.45

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $10.96 billion
Price / Sales: 7.03
Cash Flow: $58.12 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 34.15
Book Value: $94.61 per share
Price / Book: 20.98

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 38,790,000
Free Float: 38,739,000
Market Cap: $76.98 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.25

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Key Executives

Jeffery 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

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Insiders & Institutions

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BKNG Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Booking stock right now?: 26 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Booking in the last year. There are currently 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 "buy" BKNG shares.
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What is Booking's stock price forecast for 2023?: 26 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Booking's stock. Their BKNG share price forecasts range from $2,050.00 to $3,210.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $2,424.85 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.2% from the stock's current price.
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How have BKNG shares performed in 2022?: Booking's stock was trading at $2,399.23 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, BKNG stock has decreased by 17.3% and is now trading at $1,984.63.
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When is Booking's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 22nd 2023.
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How were Booking's earnings last quarter?: Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 2nd. The business services provider reported $53.03 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $49.55 by $3.48. The business services provider had revenue of $6.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.92 billion. Booking had a net margin of 15.23% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 81.11%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 28.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $37.70 EPS.
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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).
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 number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.15%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (3.31%), Citadel Advisors LLC (0.00%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.66%), AKO Capital LLP (0.92%) and GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd (0.81%). 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 and Robert J Mylod Jr.
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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.
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What is Booking's stock price today?: One share of BKNG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1,984.63.
How much money does Booking make?: Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) has a market capitalization of $76.98 billion and generates $10.96 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $1.17 billion in net income (profit) each year or $60.89 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Booking have?: The company employs 20,300 workers across the globe.
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.
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How can I contact Booking?: Booking's mailing address is 800 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORWALK CT, 06854. The official website for the company is www.bookingholdings.com. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 203-299-8000, via email at michael.noonan@bookingholdings.com, or via fax at 203-595-0160.

This page (NASDAQ:BKNG) was last updated on 11/26/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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