Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) Buy, Sell or Hold

Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG)

171.54

-0.24 (0.14%)

as of Jun 18, 2026, 11:43:00 pm Market Open.

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Leading online travel agency. Since it has more exposure to Europe it's too hard to analyze because of what might happen with travel in Europe. Therefore he is on the sidelines.

TOP PICK

He's bought and sold over the years. A 21st century answer to the travel business. Incredibly efficient. Expects over $90 EPS this year, expects at least $150 EPS by mid-decade. Bottom-up fundamentals plus top-down macro tailwinds. No dividend. (Analysts’ price target is $2665.44)

BUY

Great technicals now. They showed good bookings last year until Omicron hit them hard. But the credit card companies, even Citi, indicate signs of major travel spending in the next 6 months. Bookings' labour costs are low compared to service companies. She sees more than a 30% return over the coming year.

BUY

Allan Tong’s Discover Picks Though BKNG pays no dividend and trades at 244x earnings, the stock boasts an operating margin of 13.6% and a profit margin of 4.06% while its ROE stands at 7.15%. That beats its rival Expedia at -9.39%, -10.65% and -59.16%. Further, stock performance has been encouraging with BKNG beating earnings in the last three of four quarters. Of course, any stock in the travel sector will get hammered on any Omicron news. On Black Friday, shares tanked by 7.2%. Again, consider those buying opportunities. Read Travel Stocks for 2022 + 1 Low Risk ETF for our full analysis.

TOP PICK

World's largest travel agency by revenue. In over 220 countries. With vaccines accelerating worldwide especially in kids, and anti-viral pills, could boost travel well beyond pre-pandemic levels as pent-up demand will create "revenge travel". Earnings next year should surpass pre-pandemic levels. Stock's come off, so this is an opportunity. No dividend. (Analysts’ price target is $2758.81)

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TOP PICK

This is a tech, travel and reopening giant that will benefit as more countries allow their people to travel, which will unleash pent-up demand. It's a large travel company that owns Booking.com, Kayak.com, Priceline.com and Rentalcars.com. Use BKNG to book plane tickets, hotel rooms and rental cars, often at a discount. Like all travel stocks, BKNG was hammered by Covid, but will benefit from a strong bounceback. Though operating at a $311 million loss last quarter (all figures in USD), BKNG did hold $12 billion in cash, just slightly below its $14 billion debt. Americans are traveling like mad, what one analyst has termed “travel revenge,” but the States accounts for less than a third of BKNG's business. Rather, overseas, particularly Europe, is BKNG's bread and butter, and Europe is starting to reopening beyond the U.K. The street has eight buys and eights holds on the stock at a US$2,581 price target. Caveats: Booking Holdingspays no dividend, and shares are floating under US$2,200 these days.

TOP PICK

World's largest by sales. Tremendous pent-up demand for travel, which will be unleashed as vaccinations rise and Covid cases decline. Revenues may even surpass pre-pandemic levels. No dividend. (Analysts’ price target is $2521.37)

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jan 30/20, Up 18%) Continues to buy. Growth from emerging markets over the next 10 years is quite strong. Normalization of activity will bring revenue to pre-pandemic levels by 2022. Diversified.

DON'T BUY

Buy this in advance of a Covid vaccine? One day, travel will come, but don't buy this yet.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Aug 22/19, Down 3%) An online travel marketing machine without fixed costs. Adversely affected by the pandemic. He sold. Market is building up the price on hopes of a vaccine and a recovering economy. Likes the concept, but not the right time.

DON'T BUY

He has looked closely at it and the biggest struggle was trying them out and getting moved to Google. He would rather avoid it.

PARTIAL BUY

We don't know the magnitude of coronavirus effect. High growth name. Largest online company. Likes it. Very sold off. 16x earnings, with 13% growth rate. Stock's trading in a worst case scenario. A bit concerning that it's below 200-day moving average. Layer in, don't take a full position.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jan 22/19, Up 9%) They're in a very competitive space with many booking vacations online. Also, the virus has hit them. But margins in this sector will be tight.

TOP PICK

In general, taking advantage of recent downturn. Largest online travel agency. Operate a number of brands. 17x earnings, 15% growth rate. PEG ratio of 1.1. May still be choppiness ahead, but a good opportunity. Stock is oversold. No dividend. (Analysts’ price target is $2150.19)

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jan 22/19, Up 10%) Competition has since gotten fierce, so he sold it. It's still a good sector because of growing demand from Asian tourists. He made some money.

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