Checchi Capital Advisers LLC Has $2.97 Million Stake in Booking Holdings Inc. $BKNG

Checchi Capital Advisers LLC lifted its stake in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 0.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 514 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4 shares during the period. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC’s holdings in Booking were worth $2,974,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Booking by 1.0% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,956,462 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $13,620,154,000 after buying an additional 30,054 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of Booking by 0.5% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 370,327 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,706,063,000 after acquiring an additional 1,699 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG raised its stake in shares of Booking by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 296,331 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,365,170,000 after purchasing an additional 18,268 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Booking by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 222,200 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,023,655,000 after purchasing an additional 8,015 shares during the period. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd raised its stake in shares of Booking by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 218,016 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,262,147,000 after purchasing an additional 2,418 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Larry Quinlan sold 64 shares of Booking stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5,511.80, for a total transaction of $352,755.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 131 shares in the company, valued at approximately $722,045.80. This trade represents a 32.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Vanessa Ames Wittman sold 15 shares of Booking stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5,500.00, for a total value of $82,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 747 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,108,500. This represents a 1.97% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 4,195 shares of company stock worth $23,467,630. 0.16% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Booking Price Performance

Shares of BKNG opened at $5,418.05 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $5,524.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $5,302.42. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 1 year low of $4,096.23 and a 1 year high of $5,839.41. The firm has a market cap of $175.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.35.

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

Booking Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 5th were issued a $9.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date was 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%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. B. Riley reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $6,700.00 price target (up from $6,100.00) on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $6,200.00 price target (up previously from $6,000.00) on shares of Booking in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $6,250.00 price objective on shares of Booking in a report on Thursday, September 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Booking from $5,900.00 to $6,100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Booking to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $5,807.89.

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.