B. Riley Comments on Booking’s Q3 Earnings (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) – B. Riley upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Booking in a research note issued on Wednesday, December 11th. B. Riley analyst N. Khan now expects 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 objective 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.

BKNG has been the subject of several other reports. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Booking from $4,200.00 to $4,600.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Booking from $3,940.00 to $4,510.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Argus downgraded Booking from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Booking from $4,900.00 to $5,200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Booking from $4,100.00 to $5,500.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Booking currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $4,866.03.

Booking Stock Performance

Booking stock opened at $5,227.61 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $173.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.41. Booking has a 1 year low of $3,180.00 and a 1 year high of $5,337.24. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $4,813.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $4,193.81.

Booking Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors 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 dividend yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 6th. Booking’s payout ratio is 23.75%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Booking

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BKNG. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Booking in the third quarter worth $25,000. Grove Bank & Trust lifted its position in Booking by 133.3% during the 2nd quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 7 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 4 shares during the last quarter. POM Investment Strategies LLC bought a new stake in Booking during the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Kings Path Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Booking in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, West Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Booking in the third quarter worth about $29,000. Institutional investors own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Booking Company Profile

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.