Analysts Set Expectations for Booking Holdings Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) – Investment analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Booking in a research note issued to investors on Friday, August 2nd. B. Riley analyst N. Khan now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $18.44 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $18.58. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $4,650.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Booking’s current full-year earnings is $178.90 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on BKNG. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Booking from $3,700.00 to $4,000.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on shares of Booking from $4,275.00 to $4,105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Wedbush raised their price target on shares of Booking from $3,850.00 to $4,200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $4,205.00 price objective (up previously from $4,150.00) on shares of Booking in a research report on Friday, May 3rd. Finally, HSBC raised their target price on shares of Booking from $4,220.00 to $4,230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 7th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $4,068.32.

Booking Price Performance

Shares of Booking stock opened at $3,417.08 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $3,863.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $3,691.06. The company has a market capitalization of $115.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.91, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.38. Booking has a 1 year low of $2,733.04 and a 1 year high of $4,144.32.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The business services provider reported $41.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $39.22 by $2.68. The company had revenue of $5.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.77 billion. Booking had a net margin of 22.46% and a negative return on equity of 237.46%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $37.62 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Booking

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BKNG. Naples Money Management LLC purchased a new stake in Booking during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Booking during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Grove Bank & Trust increased its position in shares of Booking by 133.3% during the second quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 7 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 4 shares during the last quarter. POM Investment Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Booking in the second quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Kings Path Partners LLC purchased a new position in Booking in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Booking news, CEO Glenn D. Fogel sold 750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $4,067.65, for a total transaction of $3,050,737.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 24,721 shares in the company, valued at $100,556,375.65. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Booking Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 6th will be given a $8.75 dividend. This represents a $35.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.02%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 6th. Booking’s payout ratio is currently 26.25%.

About Booking

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.