Brokers Set Expectations for Booking FY2026 Earnings

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) – Cantor Fitzgerald issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Booking in a research note issued to investors on Monday, June 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst D. Mathivanan forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $253.89 per share for the year. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $4,330.00 target price 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, April 29th. The business services provider reported $24.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $17.57 by $7.24. Booking had a negative return on equity of 159.34% and a net margin of 24.78%. The company had revenue of $4.76 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.58 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $20.39 earnings per share. Booking’s revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Booking from $5,120.00 to $5,077.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 28th. JMP Securities upped their target price on Booking from $5,600.00 to $5,700.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. DA Davidson increased their price target on Booking from $5,005.00 to $5,800.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Cfra upgraded Booking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Benchmark upped their price objective on Booking from $5,000.00 to $5,900.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $5,388.37.

Booking Trading Down 1.3%

Booking stock opened at $5,539.41 on Tuesday. Booking has a 12-month low of $3,180.00 and a 12-month high of $5,639.70. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $5,007.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $4,933.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $180.25 billion, a PE ratio of 32.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.41.

Booking Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a dividend of $9.60 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 6th. This represents a $38.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.69%. Booking’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.89%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Covestor Ltd lifted its position in Booking by 6.9% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 31 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $158,000 after acquiring an additional 2 shares during the last quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC increased its position in shares of Booking by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 124 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $616,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Booking by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 95 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $472,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares during the last quarter. Elequin Capital LP boosted its position in shares of Booking by 20.0% in the 4th quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 12 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fidelis Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in Booking by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 167 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $809,000 after buying an additional 2 shares during the last quarter. 92.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.