B. Riley Analysts Lift Earnings Estimates for Booking

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley boosted their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Booking in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 29th. B. Riley analyst N. Khan now anticipates that the business services provider will earn $121.01 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $115.86. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $6,800.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Booking’s current full-year earnings is $209.92 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Booking’s FY2027 earnings at $333.91 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $406.64 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $490.26 EPS.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The business services provider reported $99.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $95.56 by $3.94. Booking had a negative return on equity of 134.86% and a net margin of 19.37%.The company had revenue of $9.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.71 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $83.39 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 12.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Booking has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $5,433.00 price target on shares of Booking in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley set a $6,150.00 price target on shares of Booking in a report on Wednesday. Wedbush set a $6,000.00 price target on shares of Booking and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and set a $6,000.00 price target (up previously from $5,700.00) on shares of Booking in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $6,250.00 price target on shares of Booking in a report on Wednesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $6,121.23.

Booking Price Performance

Booking stock opened at $5,077.74 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $5,381.21 and a 200-day moving average of $5,387.76. Booking has a 1 year low of $4,096.23 and a 1 year high of $5,839.41. The company has a market capitalization of $164.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.35.

Institutional Trading of Booking

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC increased its stake in Booking by 150.0% during the 3rd quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 5 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC bought a new position in Booking during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Atwood & Palmer Inc. bought a new position in Booking during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Booking by 400.0% during the 2nd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 5 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 4 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Keystone Global Partners LLC bought a new position in Booking during the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Institutional investors own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Booking

In other Booking news, Director Larry Quinlan sold 64 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5,511.80, for a total transaction of $352,755.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 131 shares in the company, valued at approximately $722,045.80. The trade was a 32.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Glenn D. Fogel sold 625 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5,141.53, for a total transaction of $3,213,456.25. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 22,982 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $118,162,642.46. This trade represents a 2.65% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 3,197 shares of company stock worth $17,260,963. 0.16% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Booking Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 5th will be issued a $9.60 dividend. This represents a $38.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 5th. Booking’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.96%.

Booking Company Profile

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.