B. Riley Issues Positive Outlook for Booking Earnings

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) – Investment analysts at B. Riley raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Booking in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 11th. B. Riley analyst N. Khan now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $99.25 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $98.60. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $5,100.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Booking’s current full-year earnings is $181.49 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Booking’s FY2025 earnings at $213.57 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also commented on BKNG. Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on shares of Booking in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $5,850.00 price target on the stock. Mizuho raised their price target on Booking from $4,800.00 to $5,400.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Booking from $4,200.00 to $4,300.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on Booking from $3,900.00 to $5,250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Argus downgraded shares of Booking from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Booking currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $4,866.03.

Booking Stock Performance

BKNG opened at $5,268.93 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $4,792.61 and a 200-day moving average of $4,181.06. Booking has a 52-week low of $3,180.00 and a 52-week high of $5,337.24. The company has a market cap of $174.40 billion, a PE ratio of 35.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.41.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Booking

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas acquired a new position in Booking during the 3rd quarter valued at about $18,508,000. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. raised its holdings in Booking by 404.4% in the third quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. now owns 459 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,933,000 after purchasing an additional 368 shares during the period. Optimist Retirement Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Booking by 2.2% during the third quarter. Optimist Retirement Group LLC now owns 91 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $383,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB raised its stake in Booking by 27.6% during the 3rd quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 1,550 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,529,000 after buying an additional 335 shares during the period. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Booking by 3,561.9% during the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,076 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $12,955,000 after acquiring an additional 2,992 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Booking Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th will be paid a $8.75 dividend. This represents a $35.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 6th. Booking’s dividend payout ratio is currently 23.75%.

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.