Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas Has $2.85 Million Stock Holdings in Booking Holdings Inc. $BKNG

Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas lessened its stake in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 492 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 12 shares during the quarter. Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas’ holdings in Booking were worth $2,848,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Atwood & Palmer Inc. acquired a new position in Booking in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Booking in the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. O Brien Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Booking in the second quarter worth approximately $35,000. First PREMIER Bank grew its position in Booking by 100.0% in the second quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 6 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Keystone Global Partners LLC bought a new stake in Booking in the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Booking Trading Down 1.0%

NASDAQ BKNG opened at $5,399.27 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $5,541.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5,284.60. The company has a market cap of $174.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.39. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 1 year low of $4,060.98 and a 1 year high of $5,839.41.

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

Booking Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th were issued a $9.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 5th. This represents a $38.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Booking’s dividend payout ratio is 26.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Booking

In other Booking news, Director Larry Quinlan sold 64 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5,511.80, for a total value of $352,755.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 131 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $722,045.80. This represents a 32.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Vanessa Ames Wittman sold 15 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5,500.00, for a total transaction of $82,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 747 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,108,500. This trade represents a 1.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 4,195 shares of company stock valued at $23,467,630 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Mizuho assumed coverage on shares of Booking in a research report on Monday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $5,975.00 target price for the company. Erste Group Bank raised shares of Booking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Booking in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Booking from $6,000.00 to $6,500.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $5,650.00 target price on shares of Booking and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Booking presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $5,807.89.

Booking 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.