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BKNG vs. ABNB, EXPE, MAR, AL, CCL, HLT, RCL, TNL, NFLX, and TRIP

Should you be buying Booking stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Booking include Airbnb (ABNB), Expedia Group (EXPE), Marriott International (MAR), Air Lease (AL), Carnival (CCL), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Netflix (NFLX), and TripAdvisor (TRIP).

Booking vs. Its Competitors

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) and Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Booking has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbnb has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

92.4% of Booking shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Booking shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Airbnb shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Booking had 15 more articles in the media than Airbnb. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Booking and 31 mentions for Airbnb. Booking's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Airbnb's score of 1.13 indicating that Booking is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Booking
36 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Airbnb
22 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Airbnb has a net margin of 22.67% compared to Booking's net margin of 19.23%. Airbnb's return on equity of 32.19% beat Booking's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Booking19.23% -134.19% 24.16%
Airbnb 22.67%32.19%11.03%

Booking currently has a consensus price target of $5,808.81, indicating a potential upside of 3.99%. Airbnb has a consensus price target of $142.66, indicating a potential upside of 13.79%. Given Airbnb's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Airbnb is more favorable than Booking.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Booking
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
19 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78
Airbnb
5 Sell rating(s)
19 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.31

Booking has higher revenue and earnings than Airbnb. Airbnb is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Booking, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Booking$23.74B7.63$5.88B$143.7938.85
Airbnb$11.10B7.02$2.65B$4.1330.36

Summary

Booking beats Airbnb on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BKNG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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BKNG vs. The Competition

MetricBookingINTERNET COMMERCE IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$180.94B$74.52B$27.31B$9.85B
Dividend Yield0.69%1.17%173.94%4.51%
P/E Ratio38.8527.2827.2826.43
Price / Sales7.6327.247.95119.09
Price / Cash26.53332.1460.0858.92
Price / Book-45.998.024.906.06
Net Income$5.88B$2.26B$872.94M$266.28M
7 Day Performance-0.24%-1.52%0.71%-0.33%
1 Month Performance2.35%2.95%4.93%3.43%
1 Year Performance47.70%56.80%20.58%23.10%

Booking Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BKNG
Booking
4.3632 of 5 stars
$5,585.86
+0.1%
$5,808.81
+4.0%
+47.0%$180.94B$23.74B38.8524,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ABNB
Airbnb
3.9854 of 5 stars
$130.48
+0.5%
$142.72
+9.4%
+8.8%$80.95B$11.10B31.546,810Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
EXPE
Expedia Group
4.5947 of 5 stars
$214.13
+1.1%
$205.63
-4.0%
+60.5%$26.46B$13.69B26.2016,500Positive News
MAR
Marriott International
3.954 of 5 stars
$270.46
+0.3%
$281.00
+3.9%
+17.2%$73.38B$25.10B30.48377,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
AL
Air Lease
4.4839 of 5 stars
$60.69
+0.3%
$59.50
-2.0%
+44.6%$6.78B$2.73B7.36150Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
CCL
Carnival
4.7463 of 5 stars
$32.54
+0.6%
$30.71
-5.6%
+96.7%$37.97B$25.02B17.58100,000Trending News
HLT
Hilton Worldwide
4.5953 of 5 stars
$276.84
+0.2%
$264.40
-4.5%
+29.8%$65.05B$11.17B42.49159,000Positive News
RCL
Royal Caribbean Cruises
4.7543 of 5 stars
$364.49
+1.5%
$327.14
-10.2%
+127.1%$98.91B$16.48B27.30102,500Positive News
TNL
Travel + Leisure
4.7348 of 5 stars
$62.81
+1.0%
$62.30
-0.8%
+46.0%$4.08B$3.86B10.8319,000Positive News
NFLX
Netflix
4.3012 of 5 stars
$1,230.80
+0.6%
$1,297.66
+5.4%
+85.0%$523.17B$39.00B52.4612,800Trending News
Insider Trade
TRIP
TripAdvisor
2.4396 of 5 stars
$17.05
-0.4%
$17.33
+1.6%
+28.5%$1.98B$1.84B35.492,860Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:BKNG) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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