Rep. Josh Gottheimer Unloads Shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Representative Josh Gottheimer (Democratic-New Jersey) recently sold shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG). In a filing disclosed on July 07th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Booking stock on June 1st. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY – SELECT UMA ACCOUNT # 1” account.

Representative Josh Gottheimer also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Nintendo (OTCMKTS:NTDOY) on 6/17/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Insmed (NASDAQ:INSM) on 6/10/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Agree Realty (NYSE:ADC) on 6/1/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Novozymes A/S (OTCMKTS:NVZMY) on 6/1/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Nestle (OTCMKTS:NSRGY) on 6/1/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) on 6/1/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) on 5/27/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) on 5/22/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) on 5/22/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) on 5/21/2026.

Booking Price Performance

Shares of BKNG opened at $174.29 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $168.59 and its 200-day moving average is $181.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $135.05 billion, a PE ratio of 22.93, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.07. Booking Holdings Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $150.14 and a fifty-two week high of $231.80.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The business services provider reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $5.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.52 billion. Booking had a net margin of 22.23% and a negative return on equity of 117.14%. The business’s revenue was up 16.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. Analysts predict that Booking Holdings Inc. will post 10.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Booking Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th were given a dividend of $0.42 per share. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 5th. Booking’s payout ratio is 22.11%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Booking

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Booking by 34.9% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 251 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,249,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Booking during the fourth quarter valued at about $209,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in Booking by 25.0% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 165 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $955,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its position in shares of Booking by 50.0% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 87 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $504,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Booking in the 2nd quarter valued at about $179,000. 92.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on BKNG. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and issued a $230.00 price target (down from $240.00) on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Argus boosted their price target on Booking from $188.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Gordon Haskett increased their price target on Booking from $217.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore set a $245.00 price objective on Booking in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $175.00 target price (down from $180.00) on shares of Booking in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-eight have assigned a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $227.11.

Insider Activity

In other Booking news, Director Vanessa Ames Wittman sold 1,125 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.00, for a total value of $216,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 16,050 shares in the company, valued at $3,081,600. This trade represents a 6.55% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP Peter J. Millones sold 62,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $163.67, for a total transaction of $10,229,375.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 425,075 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $69,572,025.25. This represents a 12.82% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 80,351 shares of company stock valued at $13,545,706 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Gottheimer is also running for election for Governor of New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025.

Gottheimer attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He became a Thouron Fellow at Oxford and attended Harvard Law School. Gottheimer worked as a speech writer under former President Bill Clinton (D), assisting with two State of the Union addresses, among other projects. Before running for Congress, he worked for Microsoft as a general manager for corporate strategy.

About Booking

Booking Holdings Inc is a global online travel company that operates a portfolio of consumer brands and technology platforms that facilitate the search for and booking of travel services. The company’s businesses focus on accommodations, transportation and related travel services through consumer-facing websites and apps as well as partner distribution channels. Booking Holdings was originally founded as Priceline in the late 1990s and adopted the Booking Holdings name in 2018; it is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Its core offerings include online reservations for hotels, vacation rentals and other lodging; flight and car rental search and booking; and ancillary services that support travel planning and on-property experiences.