FY2026 EPS Estimates for Booking Raised by Cantor Fitzgerald

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) – Equities researchers at Cantor Fitzgerald increased their FY2026 earnings estimates for Booking in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst D. Mathivanan now expects that the business services provider will earn $267.81 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $259.95. Cantor Fitzgerald has a “Neutral” rating and a $5,550.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Booking’s current full-year earnings is $209.92 per share.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The business services provider reported $99.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $95.56 by $3.94. Booking had a net margin of 19.37% and a negative return on equity of 134.86%. The firm had revenue of $9.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.71 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $83.39 earnings per share. Booking’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Booking has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

BKNG has been the subject of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Booking from $5,443.00 to $5,523.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of Booking from $6,500.00 to $6,600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $6,250.00 price objective on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday. Piper Sandler reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $5,750.00 price objective (up from $5,077.00) on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Seaport Global Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Booking from $6,030.00 to $6,260.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $6,121.23.

Booking Stock Performance

Shares of BKNG stock opened at $5,077.74 on Friday. Booking has a one year low of $4,096.23 and a one year high of $5,839.41. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $5,381.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $5,393.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $164.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.35.

Booking Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 5th will be given a dividend of $9.60 per share. This represents a $38.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 5th. Booking’s payout ratio is presently 24.96%.

Insider Transactions at Booking

In other news, Director Vanessa Ames Wittman sold 15 shares of the business’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 directly owned 732 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,873,729.36. The trade was a 2.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Glenn D. Fogel sold 1,013 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5,516.92, for a total transaction of $5,588,639.96. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 23,607 shares in the company, valued at approximately $130,237,930.44. The trade was a 4.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 3,197 shares of company stock valued at $17,260,963. Corporate insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Booking

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Atwood & Palmer Inc. acquired a new stake in Booking in the second quarter valued at $29,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Booking by 400.0% in the second quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 5 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 4 shares in the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Booking by 150.0% in the third quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 5 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Booking in the first quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, O Brien Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Booking in the second quarter valued at $35,000. 92.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Booking

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.