What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for Booking Q3 Earnings?

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) – Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Booking in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, October 22nd. KeyCorp analyst S. Segura expects that the business services provider will earn $96.81 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Booking’s current full-year earnings is $209.92 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Booking’s Q4 2025 earnings at $47.44 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $223.91 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $259.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $297.30 EPS.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $55.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $50.32 by $5.08. Booking had a negative return on equity of 134.19% and a net margin of 19.23%.The company had revenue of $6.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.54 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $41.90 earnings per share. Booking’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.0% on a year-over-year basis. Booking has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on BKNG. B. Riley reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $6,700.00 target price (up from $6,100.00) on shares of Booking in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. UBS Group upped their target price on Booking from $5,750.00 to $6,300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Booking from $6,723.00 to $6,790.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Susquehanna upped their target price on 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, Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $5,750.00 price target (up from $5,077.00) on shares of Booking in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $5,994.00.

Booking Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:BKNG opened at $5,230.59 on Thursday. Booking has a twelve month low of $4,096.23 and a twelve month high of $5,839.41. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $5,446.77 and its 200-day moving average is $5,347.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $169.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.38, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.35.

Booking Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th were paid a $9.60 dividend. This represents a $38.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 5th. 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 company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5,511.80, for a total value of $352,755.20. Following the completion of 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Vanessa Ames Wittman sold 15 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5,291.98, for a total value of $79,379.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 732 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,873,729.36. This trade represents a 2.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 3,197 shares of company stock worth $17,260,963 in the last quarter. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Booking by 1.2% during the first quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 167 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $809,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. WNY Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Booking by 3.7% during the first quarter. WNY Asset Management LLC now owns 56 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $258,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Gries Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Booking by 1.6% during the first quarter. Gries Financial LLC now owns 125 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $576,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Booking by 0.5% during the first quarter. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC now owns 403 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,854,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nicolet Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Booking by 0.8% during the first quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 238 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,070,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

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.