Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) Director Larry Quinlan Sells 64 Shares

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Director Larry Quinlan sold 64 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5,587.11, for a total transaction of $357,575.04. Following the sale, the director directly owned 195 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,089,486.45. This trade represents a 24.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Booking Stock Up 0.0%

NASDAQ BKNG opened at $5,571.83 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $180.58 billion, a PE ratio of 38.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.39. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 52 week low of $3,719.34 and a 52 week high of $5,839.41. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $5,608.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $5,206.63.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $55.40 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $50.32 by $5.08. The business had revenue of $6.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.54 billion. Booking had a net margin of 19.23% and a negative return on equity of 134.19%. The company’s revenue was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $41.90 earnings per share. Booking has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Booking Holdings Inc. will post 209.92 EPS for the current year.

Booking Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be issued a dividend of $9.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 5th. This represents a $38.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Booking’s dividend payout ratio is 26.71%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Booking from $5,750.00 to $6,300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Booking from $5,900.00 to $6,100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Barclays upped their price target on Booking from $5,700.00 to $6,000.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded Booking to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $6,200.00 price target (up from $6,000.00) on shares of Booking in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Booking has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $5,808.81.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Booking in the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Atwood & Palmer Inc. bought a new position in shares of Booking in the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Booking by 400.0% in the second quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 5 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 4 shares during the last quarter. Keystone Global Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Booking in the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, O Brien Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Booking in the second quarter worth approximately $35,000. 92.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.