B. Riley Predicts Booking’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) – Research analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Booking in a report issued on Wednesday, December 11th. B. Riley analyst N. Khan now expects that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $49.36 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $50.26. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $5,100.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Booking’s current full-year earnings is $181.49 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Booking’s Q4 2025 earnings at $45.66 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $260.20 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $328.46 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $413.17 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Susquehanna upped their target price on Booking from $4,100.00 to $5,500.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $4,600.00 price objective on shares of Booking in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Booking from $4,100.00 to $4,700.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Booking from $4,500.00 to $5,100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Booking from $4,205.00 to $5,155.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Booking presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $4,866.03.

Booking Price Performance

NASDAQ BKNG opened at $5,154.96 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $4,851.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $4,216.60. The company has a market capitalization of $170.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.98, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.41. Booking has a 1-year low of $3,180.00 and a 1-year high of $5,337.24.

Booking Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 6th will be issued a dividend of $8.75 per share. This represents a $35.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.68%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 6th. Booking’s payout ratio is currently 23.75%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BKNG. Garner Asset Management Corp increased its position in shares of Booking by 0.8% in the third quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp now owns 258 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,087,000 after acquiring an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Optimist Retirement Group LLC increased its holdings in Booking by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Optimist Retirement Group LLC now owns 91 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $383,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. American National Bank raised its position in Booking by 3.7% in the second quarter. American National Bank now owns 84 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $333,000 after purchasing an additional 3 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its position in Booking by 3.2% in the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 96 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $380,000 after purchasing an additional 3 shares during the period. Finally, Jacobsen Capital Management lifted its stake in shares of Booking by 1.6% during the second quarter. Jacobsen Capital Management now owns 191 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $757,000 after purchasing an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.