New Hampshire Trust Sells 9 Shares of Booking Holdings Inc. $BKNG

New Hampshire Trust lowered its position in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,077 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 9 shares during the period. Booking makes up approximately 1.3% of New Hampshire Trust’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. New Hampshire Trust’s holdings in Booking were worth $6,235,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BKNG. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Booking by 34.9% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 251 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,249,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Booking during the fourth quarter valued at $209,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Booking by 13.2% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 513 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,363,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. raised its stake in Booking by 57.9% during the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 221 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,018,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Booking during the 1st quarter worth approximately $203,000. 92.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Booking Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of BKNG opened at $5,146.16 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $5,432.78 and a 200-day moving average price of $5,368.74. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $4,096.23 and a 12-month high of $5,839.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $166.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.35.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $55.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $6.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.54 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $41.90 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 16.0% on a year-over-year basis. Booking has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts predict that Booking Holdings Inc. will post 209.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Larry Quinlan sold 64 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The stock was 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 approximately $722,045.80. This trade represents a 32.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Glenn D. Fogel sold 1,013 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5,516.92, for a total value of $5,588,639.96. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 23,607 shares in the company, valued at approximately $130,237,930.44. This represents a 4.11% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 3,197 shares of company stock worth $17,260,963. Company insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on BKNG shares. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $6,200.00 target price (up previously from $6,000.00) on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. DA Davidson increased their price target on Booking from $5,750.00 to $6,500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Booking from $5,418.00 to $5,443.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Mizuho started coverage on Booking in a research note on Monday, September 29th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $5,975.00 price target for the company. Finally, B. Riley reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $6,700.00 price objective (up previously from $6,100.00) on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $6,010.41.

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.