39 Shares in Booking Holdings Inc. $BKNG Acquired by Rehmann Capital Advisory Group

Rehmann Capital Advisory Group acquired a new position in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 39 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $227,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BKNG. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Booking in the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Atwood & Palmer Inc. acquired a new position in Booking in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Keystone Global Partners LLC acquired a new position in Booking in the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. O Brien Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Booking in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, First PREMIER Bank boosted its stake in Booking by 100.0% in the 2nd quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 6 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 3 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on BKNG. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $5,900.00 price objective on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Mizuho began coverage on shares of Booking in a research note on Monday, September 29th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $5,975.00 price objective for the company. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $6,000.00 price objective (up previously from $5,700.00) on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. KeyCorp initiated coverage on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday. They set an “overweight” rating and a $6,450.00 target price for the company. Finally, BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $6,250.00 target price on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $6,010.41.

Booking Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:BKNG opened at $5,146.16 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $5,432.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $5,360.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $166.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.35. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $4,096.23 and a 12-month high of $5,839.41.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $55.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $50.32 by $5.08. The company had revenue of $6.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 for the quarter was up 16.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $41.90 EPS. Booking has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Booking Holdings Inc. will post 209.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Vanessa Ames Wittman sold 15 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5,291.98, for a total transaction of $79,379.70. Following the transaction, the director owned 732 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,873,729.36. This trade represents a 2.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Larry Quinlan sold 64 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5,511.80, for a total transaction of $352,755.20. Following the transaction, the director owned 131 shares in the company, valued at $722,045.80. This represents a 32.82% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 3,197 shares of company stock worth $17,260,963. 0.16% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.