Booking.comBKNG
BKNG
About: Booking is the world's largest online travel agency by sales, offering booking and payment services for hotel and alternative accommodation rooms, airline tickets, rental cars, restaurant reservations, cruises, experiences, and other vacation packages. The company operates several branded travel booking sites, including Booking.com, Agoda, OpenTable, and Rentalcars.com, and has expanded into travel media with the acquisitions of Kayak and Momondo. Transaction fees for online bookings account for the bulk of revenue and profits.
Employees: 23,600
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Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 25 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 137 | Existing positions closed: 116
15% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.6B | Put options by funds: $7.49B
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,638 [Q2] → 1,659 (+21) [Q3]
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $123B [Q2] → $123B (+$403M) [Q3]
3.36% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.44% [Q2] → 88.08% (-3.36%) [Q3]
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 75 [Q2] → 70 (-5) [Q3]
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 550 | Existing positions reduced: 666
Research analyst outlook
25 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$3,590
29%
downside
Avg. target
$5,134
2%
upside
High target
$6,100
21%
upside
25 analyst ratings
17 positive
68%
8 neutral
32%
0 negative
0%
Mizuho James Lee 76% 1-year accuracy 32 / 42 met price target | 19%upside $6,000 | Outperform Maintained | 19 Dec 2024 |
B of A Securities Justin Post 67% 1-year accuracy 10 / 15 met price target | 9%upside $5,522 | Neutral Maintained | 18 Dec 2024 |
JMP Securities John Colantuoni 67% 1-year accuracy 12 / 18 met price target | 21%upside $6,100 | Market Outperform Maintained | 16 Dec 2024 |
JMP Securities Nicholas Jones 68% 1-year accuracy 54 / 80 met price target | 7%upside $5,400 | Market Outperform Reiterated | 11 Dec 2024 |
Oppenheimer Jed Kelly 80% 1-year accuracy 32 / 40 met price target | 19%upside $6,000 | Outperform Maintained | 6 Dec 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 20 articles about BKNG published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 days ago
Is Booking Holdings (BKNG) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?
Positive
Reuters
2 days ago
Italy regulator ends Booking.com probe as commitments ease competition concerns
Italy's competition watchdog AGCM closed an investigation into Booking.com as it found commitments offered by the online travel platform sufficient to address the competition concerns it had raised, it said on Thursday.
Negative
PYMNTS
4 days ago
Booking CFO: Inflation Continues to Scare US Travelers
Booking.com says the impact of inflation continues to hamstring the U.S. travel industry. Demand is down as cautious consumers hold off on making their vacation plans, Ewout Steenbergen, the online travel platform's finance chief, told Bloomberg News in an interview published Tuesday (Dec. 17).
Neutral
PRNewsWire
5 days ago
KAYAK is calling it: 2025 will be the Year of Long-Haul, Bucket List Trips
Searches for Japan soar, Asia and Caribbean flight prices hit 3-year low and business class demand strengthens KAYAK Unveils its Data-Driven Travel Trends that will Define 2025 STAMFORD, Conn. , Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelers, get ready to flex those passports in 2025.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
Into 2025: Top 8 Stocks I Own And Why (Part I)
The S&P 500 hit record highs 55 times so far in 2024, driven by AI enthusiasm, a resilient economy, and interest rate reduction hopes. There are pockets of extreme valuations; however, there are still excellent stocks to own. Here are four of my top holdings heading into 2025.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Best Way To Invest $100,000: Build An 8-Stock Portfolio For Growth And Value
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Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Why Booking Holdings (BKNG) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
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Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) Nasdaq London Investor Conference (Transcript)
Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG ) Nasdaq London Investor Conference December 11, 2024 4:00 AM ET Company Participants Ewout Steenbergen - CFO Conference Call Participants Brian Nowak - Morgan Stanley Brian Nowak Okay. Good morning, everyone.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) Hit a 52 Week High, Can the Run Continue?
Booking Holdings (BKNG) is at a 52-week high, but can investors hope for more gains in the future? We take a look at the company's fundamentals for clues.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Is Trending Stock Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) a Buy Now?
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