Booking Holdings Inc. $BKNG Stake Lifted by Roundview Capital LLC

Roundview Capital LLC increased its stake in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 704 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the period. Roundview Capital LLC’s holdings in Booking were worth $4,076,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in BKNG. Atwood & Palmer Inc. bought a new stake in Booking during the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Booking during the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. O Brien Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Booking during the second quarter worth approximately $35,000. First PREMIER Bank boosted its holdings in Booking by 100.0% during the second quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 6 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Keystone Global Partners LLC bought a new stake in Booking during the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. 92.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on BKNG shares. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Booking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Booking from $5,500.00 to $6,250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Booking in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Booking from $5,418.00 to $5,443.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Booking from $4,720.00 to $5,630.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $5,808.81.

Booking Stock Up 0.0%

BKNG stock opened at $5,419.87 on Tuesday. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $4,096.23 and a 12-month high of $5,839.41. The company has a market cap of $175.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.69, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a 50 day moving average of $5,519.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5,313.02.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $55.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $50.32 by $5.08. Booking had a net margin of 19.23% and a negative return on equity of 134.19%. The company had revenue of $6.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.54 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $41.90 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Booking has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Booking Holdings Inc. will post 209.92 EPS for the current year.

Booking Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th were given a $9.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 5th. This represents a $38.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Booking’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.71%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Booking news, Director Vanessa Ames Wittman sold 15 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5,500.00, for a total value of $82,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 747 shares in the company, valued at $4,108,500. This represents a 1.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Larry Quinlan sold 64 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $722,045.80. The trade was a 32.82% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 4,195 shares of company stock worth $23,467,630 in the last quarter. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.