Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) recently bought shares of Booking Holdings Inc. NASDAQ: BKNG. In a filing disclosed on April 10th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Booking stock on March 4th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY - SELECT UMA ACCOUNT # 1" account.
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- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Snowflake NYSE: SNOW on 3/19/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Diageo NYSE: DEO on 3/19/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Shopify NYSE: SHOP on 3/19/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk NYSE: TLK on 3/19/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of ServiceNow NYSE: NOW on 3/19/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Tandem Diabetes Care NASDAQ: TNDM on 3/19/2025.
Booking Stock Performance
BKNG traded up $32.47 on Friday, reaching $4,573.31. 216,763 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 249,232. The company has a market cap of $150.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.43, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.37. Booking Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $3,180.00 and a twelve month high of $5,337.24. The company's 50 day moving average is $4,689.13 and its 200-day moving average is $4,774.73.
Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $41.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $35.82 by $5.73. The company had revenue of $5.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.18 billion. Booking had a net margin of 24.78% and a negative return on equity of 159.34%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Booking Holdings Inc. will post 209.92 EPS for the current year.
Booking Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th were issued a dividend of $9.60 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 7th. This represents a $38.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.84%. This is a boost from Booking's previous quarterly dividend of $8.75. Booking's payout ratio is presently 22.19%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages have commented on BKNG. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Booking from $5,000.00 to $4,800.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Booking from $5,248.00 to $4,567.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. Erste Group Bank lowered shares of Booking from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 17th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Booking from $5,250.00 to $5,900.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Benchmark lifted their price target on shares of Booking from $5,000.00 to $5,900.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Booking currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $5,278.66.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Booking
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BKNG. Bender Robert & Associates raised its position in shares of Booking by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Bender Robert & Associates now owns 1,879 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $8,656,000 after buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co bought a new stake in Booking in the first quarter worth about $2,303,000. Edge Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Booking by 26.0% during the first quarter. Edge Financial Advisors LLC now owns 63 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $288,000 after purchasing an additional 13 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Booking by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Chicago Capital LLC now owns 235 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,084,000 after acquiring an additional 5 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Inscription Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Booking during the first quarter valued at $576,000. 92.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
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
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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.
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