Booking Holdings Inc. $BKNG Shares Sold by AustralianSuper Pty Ltd

AustralianSuper Pty Ltd trimmed its holdings in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 4.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 56,216 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 2,883 shares during the period. Booking comprises approximately 1.6% of AustralianSuper Pty Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd owned approximately 0.17% of Booking worth $325,448,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC grew its position 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 purchasing an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. WNY Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Booking by 3.7% in the first quarter. WNY Asset Management LLC now owns 56 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $258,000 after buying an additional 2 shares during the period. Gries Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Booking by 1.6% during the first quarter. Gries Financial LLC now owns 125 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $576,000 after buying an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Booking by 0.5% during the first quarter. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC now owns 403 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,854,000 after buying an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nicolet Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Booking by 0.8% during the first quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 238 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,070,000 after buying an additional 2 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Booking Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of BKNG stock opened at $5,146.16 on Monday. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 12 month low of $4,096.23 and a 12 month high of $5,839.41. The company has a market cap of $166.79 billion, a PE ratio of 35.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.35. The business’s 50 day moving average is $5,432.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $5,374.01.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $55.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $50.32 by $5.08. Booking had a net margin of 19.23% and a negative return on equity of 134.19%. The business had revenue of $6.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.54 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $41.90 EPS. Booking’s quarterly revenue was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Booking has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Booking Holdings Inc. will post 209.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Booking

In related news, Director Larry Quinlan sold 64 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5,511.80, for a total transaction of $352,755.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 131 shares in the company, valued at $722,045.80. This represents a 32.82% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Vanessa Ames Wittman sold 15 shares of Booking stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5,291.98, for a total value of $79,379.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 732 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,873,729.36. This represents a 2.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 3,197 shares of company stock worth $17,260,963. Company insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wedbush reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $5,900.00 price target on shares of Booking in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Piper Sandler reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $5,750.00 target price (up previously from $5,077.00) on shares of Booking in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of Booking from $5,500.00 to $6,250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Booking from $5,900.00 to $6,100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Booking from $6,723.00 to $6,790.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Booking has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $6,010.41.

Booking 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.