What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Estimate for Booking Q2 Earnings?

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Booking in a report issued on Thursday, February 20th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $49.77 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $51.14. The consensus estimate for Booking’s current full-year earnings is $207.62 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Booking’s Q3 2025 earnings at $96.17 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $244.23 EPS.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $41.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $35.82 by $5.73. Booking had a negative return on equity of 159.60% and a net margin of 24.78%. The company had revenue of $5.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.18 billion.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Booking from $3,940.00 to $4,510.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of Booking from $5,005.00 to $5,800.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $5,400.00 target price on shares of Booking in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Booking from $5,500.00 to $5,800.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $5,120.00 price objective (up from $4,900.00) on shares of Booking in a research note on Friday. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Booking currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $5,370.43.

Booking Stock Performance

Booking stock opened at $5,049.08 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $167.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.18, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.39. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $4,901.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $4,580.38. Booking has a 52-week low of $3,180.00 and a 52-week high of $5,337.24.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Booking

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BKNG. Garner Asset Management Corp increased its stake in shares of Booking by 0.8% in the third quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp now owns 258 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,087,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Optimist Retirement Group LLC boosted its holdings in Booking by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Optimist Retirement Group LLC now owns 91 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $383,000 after buying an additional 2 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd grew its stake in Booking by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 31 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $158,000 after buying an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in Booking by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 124 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $616,000 after acquiring an additional 2 shares during the period. Finally, Belpointe Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Booking by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 95 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $472,000 after acquiring an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. 92.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.