NASDAQ:BKNG Booking (BKNG) Stock Price, News & Analysis $4,104.12 -20.89 (-0.51%) (As of 10/3/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About Booking Stock (NASDAQ:BKNG) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Key Stats Today's Range$4,060.98▼$4,113.5450-Day Range$3,305.62▼$4,268.9452-Week Range$2,733.04▼$4,272.88Volume120,616 shsAverage Volume252,788 shsMarket Capitalization$137.57 billionP/E Ratio30.78Dividend Yield0.85%Price Target$4,064.21Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewBooking 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. Its other brands include KAYAK, Rentalcars.com and OpenTable, Inc. (OpenTable). As of December 31, 2016, Booking.com offered accommodation reservation services for over 1,115,000 properties in over 220 countries and territories on its various Websites and in over 40 languages, which included over 568,000 vacation rental properties (updated property counts were available on the Booking.com Website).Read More… Time to pull back the curtain for you (Ad)Today, I’m doing something I thought I’d never do… Especially since I’m not normally a “swing for the fences” type of trader. 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The company's average rating score is 2.72, and is based on 21 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageBooking has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Booking's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth13.97% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Booking are expected to grow by 13.97% in the coming year, from $176.92 to $201.64 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Booking is 30.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 129.64.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Booking is 30.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 23.15.Price to Earnings Growth RatioBooking has a PEG Ratio of 1.30. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Read more about Booking's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.32% of the float of Booking has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBooking has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Booking has recently increased by 23.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldBooking has a dividend yield of 0.82%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthBooking does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Booking is 26.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Booking will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.36% next year. This indicates that Booking will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Booking's dividend. Sustainability and ESG1.7 / 5Environmental Score-3.49 Percentage of Shares Shorted2.32% of the float of Booking has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBooking has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Booking has recently increased by 23.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.3 / 5News Sentiment0.92 News SentimentBooking has a news sentiment score of 0.92. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Booking this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 8 people have searched for BKNG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -43% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added Booking to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Booking insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,439,498.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.12% of the stock of Booking is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.42% of the stock of Booking is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Booking's insider trading history. BKNG Stock News Headlines3 Stocks the Market Is Willing to Overpay for Right Now (BKNG)Three stocks stand out in the way markets are willing to overpay for them, premiums are justified by fundamental tailwinds and EPS growth forecastsSeptember 17, 2024 | marketbeat.comMarket-Perform Rating Affirmed for Booking Holdings Amid Competitive Financial and Business Model AnalysisOctober 3 at 3:09 PM | markets.businessinsider.comInvest in the AI Boom: Top 5 Stocks to WatchHow do you spot the next big winner before everyone else? Trade Stocks has the answer, and it comes in the form of our exciting new sponsor: InsiderOwl. October 3, 2024 | Trade Stocks (Ad)Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG): A Bull Case TheoryOctober 3 at 5:07 AM | msn.comBooking Holdings to Webcast Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results on October 30October 2 at 10:00 AM | prnewswire.comBKNG:CA Booking Holdings Inc.October 2 at 3:04 AM | seekingalpha.comPriceline's Penny Voice Marks One of the First Integrations with OpenAI's Realtime APIOctober 1 at 3:16 PM | prnewswire.comBooking's (BKNG) Neutral Rating Reaffirmed at Cantor FitzgeraldSeptember 30 at 12:32 PM | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines BKNG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have BKNG shares performed this year? Booking's stock was trading at $3,547.22 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, BKNG stock has increased by 15.7% and is now trading at $4,104.12. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Booking's earnings last quarter? Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) announced its earnings results on Thursday, August, 1st. The business services provider reported $41.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $39.22 by $2.68. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Does Booking have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Booking: HotelsCombined, FareHarbor, momondo, AS Digital, PriceMatch, Rocketmiles, OpenTable, and more. Who are Booking's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Booking include Czech National Bank (0.02%), SG Americas Securities LLC, Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV (0.01%) and Appleton Partners Inc. MA (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Glenn D Fogel, David I Goulden, Susana D'emic, Paulo Pisano, Radakovich Lynn M Vojvodich and Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Booking? Shares of BKNG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Booking own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Booking investors own include Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), Alphabet (GOOG), NVIDIA (NVDA), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Visa (V). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/01/2024Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend9/06/2024Dividend Payable9/30/2024Today10/03/2024Next Earnings (Confirmed)10/30/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Transportation services Sub-IndustryInternet Retail Current SymbolNASDAQ:BKNG CUSIP74150340 CIK1075531 Webwww.bookingholdings.com Phone203-299-8000Fax203-595-0160Employees23,600Year Founded1997Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$4,064.21 High Stock Price Target$4,650.00 Low Stock Price Target$2,900.00 Potential Upside/Downside-1.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.72 Research Coverage32 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$133.34 Trailing P/E Ratio30.78 Forward P/E Ratio23.20 P/E Growth1.3Net Income$4.29 billion Net Margins22.46% Pretax Margin28.66% Return on Equity-200.87% Return on Assets22.11% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.17 Quick Ratio1.17 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$21.37 billion Price / Sales6.44 Cash Flow$167.93 per share Price / Cash Flow24.44 Book Value($78.65) per share Price / Book-52.18Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares33,520,000Free Float33,887,000Market Cap$137.57 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.40 Social Links This page (NASDAQ:BKNG) was last updated on 10/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe world’s smartest man is in their crosshairsElon Musk is one of mankind’s greatest innovators. 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