B. Riley Weighs in on Booking’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) – Equities researchers at B. Riley lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Booking in a report issued on Wednesday, December 11th. B. Riley analyst N. Khan now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $49.36 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $50.26. B. Riley currently 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $45.66 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $260.20 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $328.46 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $413.17 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on BKNG. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $3,590.00 price target on shares of Booking in a research report on Monday, October 7th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Booking from $4,448.00 to $4,850.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Wedbush raised their target price on shares of Booking from $3,900.00 to $4,750.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com raised Booking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Booking from $4,900.00 to $5,200.00 and gave the company a “buy” 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 given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $4,866.03.

Booking Stock Performance

Shares of BKNG stock opened at $5,152.13 on Monday. Booking has a 1 year low of $3,180.00 and a 1 year high of $5,337.24. The business’s fifty day moving average is $4,833.06 and its 200-day moving average is $4,206.89. The stock has a market cap of $170.52 billion, a PE ratio of 34.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.41.

Booking Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 6th will be paid a dividend of $8.75 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 6th. This represents a $35.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.68%. Booking’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.75%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Booking

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BKNG. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Booking by 100.0% in the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 78 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $283,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Booking by 55.7% in the second quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 95 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Booking by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 795 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,150,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the period. Milestone Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Booking by 16.7% in the 2nd quarter. Milestone Asset Management LLC now owns 98 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $388,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Booking by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 9,906 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $39,244,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares during the period. 92.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.