What is KeyCorp’s Estimate for Booking FY2026 Earnings?

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp upped their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Booking in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 4th. KeyCorp analyst S. Segura now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $10.62 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $10.42. The consensus estimate for Booking’s current full-year earnings is $10.24 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on BKNG. Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their target price on Booking from $170.00 to $150.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 4th. Truist Financial set a $216.00 price target on Booking and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Benchmark lifted their price target on shares of Booking from $220.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $200.00 price objective (down from $215.00) on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday, November 4th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Booking in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Booking presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $222.35.

Booking Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BKNG opened at $159.26 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $118.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.17. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $164.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $175.68. Booking has a 52 week low of $146.28 and a 52 week high of $220.81.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 3rd. The business services provider reported $4.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.49 by $0.17. Booking had a negative return on equity of 89.54% and a net margin of 25.52%. The company had revenue of $9.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.55 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $99.50 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Booking Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 11th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Booking’s payout ratio is presently 18.12%.

Insider Activity at Booking

In related news, insider Paulo Pisano sold 3,000 shares of Booking stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.48, for a total transaction of $610,440.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 73,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,935,432. This trade represents a 3.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Robert J. Mylod, Jr. sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.00, for a total value of $200,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 14,000 shares in the company, valued at $2,800,000. This represents a 6.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 57,425 shares of company stock worth $11,783,564 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Booking

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Booking during the second quarter valued at approximately $11,646,302,000. State Street Corp lifted its position in Booking by 2,674.6% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 39,420,711 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $7,026,348,000 after purchasing an additional 37,999,915 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its position in Booking by 1,497.3% in the first quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 870,520 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,665,168,000 after purchasing an additional 816,022 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG bought a new position in Booking in the second quarter worth $1,691,186,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in Booking during the second quarter worth $1,370,455,000. Institutional investors own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

About Booking

Booking Holdings Inc. is an online travel company that connects travelers with accommodations and other travel services. Through its digital platforms, customers can search for and book hotels, vacation rentals, flights, rental cars, attractions and other travel experiences. The company operates a portfolio of consumer brands, including Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK, Rentalcars.com and OpenTable. Its services span accommodation reservations, travel search and comparison, car rentals, and restaurant reservations.