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Booking Holdings (BKNG) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why
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In the latest close session, Booking Holdings (BKNG - Free Report) was down 3.38% at $158.38. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.58%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.69%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 1.05%.
The online booking service's stock has dropped by 0.18% in the past month, falling short of the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 4.75% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.97%.
The upcoming earnings release of Booking Holdings will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on November 3, 2026. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be $4.48, reflecting a 12.56% increase from the same quarter last year. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $9.56 billion, indicating a 6.17% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $10.48 per share and revenue of $29.26 billion, which would represent changes of +14.91% and +8.7%, respectively, from the prior year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Booking Holdings. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.01% upward. At present, Booking Holdings boasts a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Booking Holdings has a Forward P/E ratio of 15.64 right now. This denotes no noticeable deviation relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 15.64.
Also, we should mention that BKNG has a PEG ratio of 1.01. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. As the market closed yesterday, the Internet - Commerce industry was having an average PEG ratio of 1.26.
The Internet - Commerce industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 162, placing it within the bottom 35% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.
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Booking Holdings (BKNG) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why
In the latest close session, Booking Holdings (BKNG - Free Report) was down 3.38% at $158.38. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.58%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.69%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 1.05%.
The online booking service's stock has dropped by 0.18% in the past month, falling short of the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 4.75% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.97%.
The upcoming earnings release of Booking Holdings will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on November 3, 2026. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be $4.48, reflecting a 12.56% increase from the same quarter last year. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $9.56 billion, indicating a 6.17% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $10.48 per share and revenue of $29.26 billion, which would represent changes of +14.91% and +8.7%, respectively, from the prior year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Booking Holdings. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.01% upward. At present, Booking Holdings boasts a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Booking Holdings has a Forward P/E ratio of 15.64 right now. This denotes no noticeable deviation relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 15.64.
Also, we should mention that BKNG has a PEG ratio of 1.01. The PEG ratio is akin to the commonly utilized P/E ratio, but this measure also incorporates the company's anticipated earnings growth rate. As the market closed yesterday, the Internet - Commerce industry was having an average PEG ratio of 1.26.
The Internet - Commerce industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 162, placing it within the bottom 35% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank evaluates the power of our distinct industry groups by determining the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks forming the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.