Trust Co. of Oklahoma Has $1.13 Million Holdings in Booking Holdings Inc. $BKNG

Trust Co. of Oklahoma lessened its position in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 16.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 195 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 39 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Oklahoma’s holdings in Booking were worth $1,129,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Booking in the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. Keystone Global Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Booking during the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. Activest Wealth Management grew its stake in Booking by 300.0% during the first quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 8 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares during the period. Alpine Bank Wealth Management bought a new stake in Booking in the first quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Booking in the first quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Institutional investors own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Larry Quinlan sold 64 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5,587.11, for a total value of $357,575.04. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 195 shares in the company, valued at $1,089,486.45. This represents a 24.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Glenn D. Fogel sold 1,013 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5,476.89, for a total transaction of $5,548,089.57. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 24,620 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $134,841,031.80. This represents a 3.95% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 4,116 shares of company stock worth $22,869,434 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.16% of the company’s stock.

Booking Price Performance

NASDAQ:BKNG opened at $5,458.32 on Friday. Booking Holdings Inc. has a one year low of $3,894.51 and a one year high of $5,839.41. The company has a market cap of $176.90 billion, a PE ratio of 37.96, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.39. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $5,594.00 and a 200-day moving average of $5,215.75.

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

Booking Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th will be paid a dividend of $9.60 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 5th. This represents a $38.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Booking’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.71%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. B. Riley reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $6,700.00 price objective (up previously from $6,100.00) on shares of Booking in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. 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 report on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley set a $5,650.00 price target on shares of Booking and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Booking from $5,750.00 to $6,300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $6,000.00 target price (up from $5,700.00) on shares of Booking in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $5,808.81.

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.