Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 215.170-215.170 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 201.900. The company issued revenue guidance of $25.6 billion-, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $25.3 billion. Booking also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to EPS.

Booking Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of Booking stock traded down $92.37 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $5,018.23. 299,713 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 258,695. Booking has a twelve month low of $3,180.00 and a twelve month high of $5,337.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $166.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $4,913.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4,537.47.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $41.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $35.82 by $5.73. Booking had a net margin of 21.85% and a negative return on equity of 166.06%. Equities research analysts forecast that Booking will post 181.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BKNG has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $4,600.00 price objective on shares of Booking in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on shares of Booking in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $5,850.00 price objective on the stock. Wedbush increased their price objective on shares of Booking from $5,000.00 to $5,500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Booking from $4,500.00 to $5,100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Booking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 9th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $5,044.43.

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.