Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG – Get Rating) had its price objective raised by Oppenheimer from $2,550.00 to $2,850.00 in a research note published on Thursday, The Fly reports. Oppenheimer currently has an outperform rating on the business services provider's stock. Oppenheimer also issued estimates for Booking's Q3 2023 earnings at $61.15 EPS, Q4 2023 earnings at $27.09 EPS, FY2023 earnings at $119.18 EPS and FY2024 earnings at $140.26 EPS.
Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Booking from $2,150.00 to $2,300.00 and gave the company an equal weight rating in a report on Wednesday, January 18th. Bank of America lowered shares of Booking from a buy rating to a neutral rating and lifted their target price for the company from $2,250.00 to $2,700.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Booking from $2,300.00 to $2,350.00 and gave the stock an overweight rating in a report on Thursday, November 3rd. TheStreet upgraded shares of Booking from a c+ rating to a b- rating in a report on Monday, December 12th. Finally, Susquehanna Bancshares decreased their price objective on shares of Booking from $2,800.00 to $2,650.00 and set a positive rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 7th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Booking has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus price target of $2,619.16.
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Booking Price Performance
BKNG stock opened at $2,452.48 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $2,280.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $2,031.20. Booking has a 52-week low of $1,616.85 and a 52-week high of $2,537.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $95.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.49, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 1.45.
Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 23rd. The business services provider reported $24.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $20.97 by $3.77. Booking had a net margin of 17.89% and a return on equity of 99.58%. The firm had revenue of $4.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.90 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $15.83 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 35.8% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Booking will post 122.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity
In other news, Director Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich sold 35 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,966.84, for a total transaction of $68,839.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 758 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,490,864.72. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In other news, CEO Glenn D. Fogel sold 1,400 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2,320.41, for a total transaction of $3,248,574.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 43,804 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $101,643,239.64. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich sold 35 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,966.84, for a total transaction of $68,839.40. Following the sale, the director now owns 758 shares in the company, valued at $1,490,864.72. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 2,120 shares of company stock valued at $4,893,155 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.13% of the company's stock.
Institutional Trading of Booking
Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Activest Wealth Management bought a new position in Booking during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Chilton Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Booking during the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Booking during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Delta Asset Management LLC TN bought a new position in Booking during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, AXS Investments LLC bought a new position in Booking during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. 89.23% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Booking Company Profile
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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.
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