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 Stock Performance

Shares of BKNG traded down $92.37 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $5,018.23. 299,713 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 258,695. Booking has a 1-year low of $3,180.00 and a 1-year high of $5,337.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $166.10 billion, a PE ratio of 34.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.39. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $4,913.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $4,537.47.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $41.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Booking will post 181.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BKNG has been the subject of several analyst reports. Argus downgraded shares of Booking from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Booking from $5,400.00 to $6,000.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Booking from $4,100.00 to $5,500.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on shares of Booking from $4,100.00 to $5,005.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald cut their price objective on shares of Booking from $5,100.00 to $4,900.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average 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.