Most-Upgraded StocksMost-UpgradedNASDAQ:BKNG Booking (BKNG) Stock Price, News & Analysis $4,990.87 -46.52 (-0.92%) (As of 05:45 PM 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 Get Booking alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$4,938.04▼$5,016.4850-Day Range$4,313.01▼$5,300.3452-Week Range$3,180.00▼$5,337.24Volume147,715 shsAverage Volume244,247 shsMarket Capitalization$165.18 billionP/E Ratio33.87Dividend Yield0.70%Price Target$4,945.96Consensus 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… Booking Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks87th Percentile Overall ScoreBKNG MarketRank™: Booking scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 55th out of 218 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingBooking has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 20 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageBooking has been the subject of 26 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 Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth15.73% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Booking are expected to grow by 15.73% in the coming year, from $181.49 to $210.04 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Booking is 33.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.28.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Booking is 33.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 102.37.Price to Earnings Growth RatioBooking has a PEG Ratio of 2.11. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.11% of the float of Booking has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBooking has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Booking has recently increased by 19.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldBooking has a dividend yield of 0.69%, 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 23.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Booking will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.66% 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 Shorted2.11% of the float of Booking has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBooking has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Booking has recently increased by 19.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.3 / 5News Sentiment1.09 News SentimentBooking has a news sentiment score of 1.09. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Booking this week, compared to 19 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 12 people have searched for BKNG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 7 people have added Booking to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -46% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Booking insiders have not sold or bought any 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. Receive BKNG Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Booking and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BKNG Stock News HeadlinesTop Wall Street analysts suggest these stocks with attractive upside potentialDecember 29 at 8:59 AM | cnbc.comInvestors in Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) have seen impressive returns of 146% over the past five yearsDecember 28 at 10:43 AM | uk.finance.yahoo.com$20k in extra income? My friend Alex Reid just might have created my favorite strategy right now. You see, Alex has figured out how to cut-the-corner so to speak, and be one of the laziest traders possible…. While still showing his traders how to target big money. This past year, his LIVE “lazy trade” alerts have delivered impressive results—and that’s only a fraction of the opportunities he’s shared. And that’s just just a quarter of the total trade alerts he’s sent out. The true total profit potential his beta-testers have had the chance to target is far larger than $20k. December 30, 2024 | DTI (Ad)Mizuho Issues Positive Forecast for Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) Stock PriceDecember 21, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comBooking Holdings price target raised to $6,000 from $5,400 at MizuhoDecember 21, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comItaly regulator ends Booking.com probe as commitments ease competition concernsDecember 19, 2024 | reuters.comBooking Holdings Extends Former CFO’s Part-Time RoleDecember 18, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comBooking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) Extends Part-Time Employment of Former CFODecember 18, 2024 | gurufocus.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 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, BKNG stock has increased by 40.7% and is now trading at $4,990.87. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Booking's earnings last quarter? Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) released its earnings results on Thursday, August, 1st. The business services provider reported $41.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $39.22 by $2.68. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Does Booking have any subsidiaries? Booking subsidiaries include HotelsCombined, FareHarbor, momondo, AS Digital, PriceMatch, Rocketmiles, OpenTable, and more. 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 Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), ServiceNow (NOW), Netflix (NFLX), UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/01/2024Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend12/06/2024Today12/30/2024Dividend Payable12/31/2024Fiscal 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$4,945.96 High Stock Price Target$6,000.00 Low Stock Price Target$3,590.00 Potential Upside/Downside-0.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.75 Research Coverage32 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$147.37 Trailing P/E Ratio33.87 Forward P/E Ratio27.50 P/E Growth2.11Net Income$4.29 billion Net Margins21.85% Pretax Margin26.63% Return on Equity-166.06% Return on Assets22.52% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.23 Quick Ratio1.23 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$23.05 billion Price / Sales7.17 Cash Flow$165.98 per share Price / Cash Flow30.07 Book Value($78.65) per share Price / Book-63.46Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares33,097,000Free Float33,057,000Market Cap$165.18 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.41 Social Links The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth InvestorsWondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? 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