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).
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-IndustryInternet Retail
SectorRetail/Wholesale
Phone203-299-8000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$14.53 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees24,500
Next Earnings Date5/8/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Booking's stock symbol?
Booking trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BKNG."
How were Booking's earnings last quarter?
Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 27th. The business services provider reported $22.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $19.39 by $3.10. The business services provider earned $3.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.23 billion. Booking had a return on equity of 44.63% and a net margin of 27.52%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $16.86 earnings per share. View Booking's Earnings History.
When is Booking's next earnings date?
What guidance has Booking issued on next quarter's earnings?
Booking issued an update on its first quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $10.90-11.20 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $12.94. Booking also updated its Q1 2019 guidance to $10.90-11.20 EPS.
What price target have analysts set for BKNG?
25 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Booking's stock. Their forecasts range from $1,800.00 to $2,500.00. On average, they anticipate Booking's share price to reach $2,131.4286 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Booking.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Booking?
25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Booking in the last year. There are currently 13 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Booking.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Booking stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Booking stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Booking Holdings’ increasing booked room nights and strong momentum in global accommodation space are contributing well to its gross bookings growth. Further, robust agency model continues to aid the company’s position in the international markets. Also, strong efforts toward ramping up of merchant business remain positive. We believe secular growth trend in the online travel booking market, growing mobile usage penetration and improving ADRs are tailwinds. Moreover, the company’s strong position in international markets, growth opportunities in the domestic market and good execution of marketing strategies are major positives. However, sluggishness in the rental car days poses risk. Also, rising advertising spend and occupancy tax litigation are concerns. Notably, the stock has underperformed the industry it belongs to in the past one year." (1/11/2019)
- 2. SunTrust Banks, Inc. analysts commented, "We find Booking Holdings’ shares to be attractively valued compared to our fair value of $2,300. Our target is derived using a five-year DCF, which assumes 10% 5-year pro-forma revenue CAGR, and a long-term EBITDA margin of 44.5%. We also assume a perpetuity growth rate of 3% and a weighted average cost of capital of 10%, consistent with the risk profile of similar large-cap Internet names in our coverage group." (8/9/2018)
Has Booking been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media stories about BKNG stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Booking earned a media sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the business services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.
Who are some of Booking's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Booking include Visa (V), Mastercard (MA), Paypal (PYPL), Accenture (ACN), Fidelity National Information Servcs (FIS), Worldpay (WP), eBay (EBAY), NetEase (NTES), Pinduoduo (PDD), First Data (FDC), Mercadolibre (MELI), Ctrip.Com International (CTRP), Global Payments (GPN), FleetCor Technologies (FLT) and CoStar Group (CSGP).
What other stocks do shareholders of Booking own?
Who are Booking's key executives?
Booking's management team includes the folowing 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)
Who are Booking's major shareholders?
Booking's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.56%), FMR LLC (1.99%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.33%), Northern Trust Corp (1.17%), Norges Bank (0.99%) and Investec Asset Management LTD (0.91%). Company insiders that own Booking stock include Gillian Tans, Jan L Docter, Jeffrey E Epstein and Peter J Millones. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Booking.
Which major investors are selling Booking stock?
BKNG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Boston Partners, Barclays PLC, Carmignac Gestion, DSM Capital Partners LLC, Bessemer Group Inc. and BlackRock Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Booking company stock in the last year include Gillian Tans and Jeffrey E Epstein. View Insider Buying and Selling for Booking.
Which major investors are buying Booking stock?
BKNG stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Prudential Financial Inc., Harris Associates L P, Bank of Nova Scotia, Flossbach Von Storch AG, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Royal London Asset Management Ltd. and Investec Asset Management LTD. View Insider Buying and Selling for Booking.
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 Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Booking's stock price today?
One share of BKNG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1,752.39.
How big of a company is Booking?
Booking has a market capitalization of $78.88 billion and generates $14.53 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $4.00 billion in net income (profit) each year or $92.59 on an earnings per share basis. Booking employs 24,500 workers across the globe.
What is Booking's official website?
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]
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