Ewa LLC Raises Stock Position in Booking Holdings Inc. $BKNG

Ewa LLC boosted its position in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 7.2% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 134 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 9 shares during the period. Ewa LLC’s holdings in Booking were worth $777,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Booking during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Atwood & Palmer Inc. bought a new position in shares of Booking in the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Keystone Global Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Booking in the 1st quarter worth about $32,000. O Brien Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Booking in the 2nd quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, First PREMIER Bank lifted its position in shares of Booking by 100.0% in the 2nd quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 6 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 3 shares during the last quarter. 92.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Booking Trading Down 0.9%

BKNG stock opened at $5,350.56 on Thursday. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 52 week low of $4,060.98 and a 52 week high of $5,839.41. The company has a market capitalization of $173.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.35. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $5,533.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $5,285.05.

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

Booking Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th were given a dividend of $9.60 per share. This represents a $38.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 5th. Booking’s payout ratio is 26.71%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Booking news, Director Vanessa Ames Wittman sold 15 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5,500.00, for a total transaction of $82,500.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 747 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,108,500. The trade was a 1.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Glenn D. Fogel sold 1,013 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5,516.92, for a total transaction of $5,588,639.96. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 23,607 shares in the company, valued at $130,237,930.44. This trade represents a 4.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 4,195 shares of company stock worth $23,467,630. 0.16% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of Booking from $5,750.00 to $6,500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Mizuho assumed coverage on shares of Booking in a research report on Monday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $5,975.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada raised 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 report on Wednesday, July 30th. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Booking from $4,720.00 to $5,630.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Booking to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $5,807.89.

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.