The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price. Do they really matter, though?Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Booking Holdings (BKNG) .Booking Holdings currently has an averag ...

Have you been paying attention to shares of Booking Holdings (BKNG) ? Shares have been on the move with the stock up 16.1% over the past month. The stock hit a new 52-week high of $4916.01 in the previous session. Booking Holdings has gained 38.6% since the start of the year compared to the 23.8% move for the Zacks Retail-Wholesale sector and the 32.2% return for the Zacks Internet - Commerce industry.What's Driving the Outperformance?The stock has an impressive record of positive earnings surprises, as it ...

Booking Holdings (BKNG) appears an attractive pick, as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). An upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices -- has triggered this rating change.The Zacks rating relies solely on a company's changing earnings picture. It tracks EPS estimates for the current and following years from the sell-side analysts covering the stock through a consensus measure -- the Zacks Consensus Estimate.Individual investors o ...

Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, November 4th:Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) : This producer of fresh and frozen meat products carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.8% over the last 60 days.Pilgrim's Pride has a PEG ratio of 0.20 compared with 0.46 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score  of A.Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) : This online restaura ...

Booking Holdings (BKNG) reported third-quarter 2024 earnings of $83.89 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7.63%. The figure surged 16% year over year.BKNG’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 16.75%.Find the latest EPS estimates and surprises on Zacks Earnings Calendar.Revenues of $7.994 billion beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.76% and increased 8.9% year over year on a reported basis and 9% on a constant currency (c ...

Booking Holdings stock is a free-cash-flow monster.Travel website extraordinaire Booking Holdings (BKNG 5.29%) stock jumped 4.8% through 11:50 a.m. ET Thursday after thumping analyst forecasts for both sales and earnings last night.Expected to earn $77.47 per share on $7.6 billion in sales for Q3 2024, Booking Holdings reported instead an $83.89-per-share profit (adjusted for one-time items) on just under $8 billion in sales. Booking Holdings Q3 sales and earningsNot all the news was great. Total sales at B ...

Booking Holdings is seeing early results from growth initiatives while also recording better-than-expected gains in the third quarter.The company’s efforts to advance its “connected trip” vision, to continue developing its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and to grow alternative accommodations all saw progress during the quarter, Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel said Wednesday (Oct. 30) during a quarterly earnings call.Booking Holdings — which owns the Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, Kayak and OpenT ...

财务数据和关键指标变化 - 第三季度公司房晚预订量接近3亿，同比增长8% [7] - 第三季度收入为80亿美元，同比增长9% [7] - 调整后EBITDA为37亿美元，同比增长12% [7] - 调整后每股收益增长16%，受强劲资本回报计划的推动，平均流通股数同比减少6% [7][44] 各条业务线数据和关键指标变化 - 替代住宿的房晚预订量在第三季度增长14%，占Booking.com总房晚的35% [11][35] - 航空票预订量在第三季度增长39%，租车天数预订量增长16% [37] - 第三季度的总预订量增长9%，高于房晚预订量的8% [38] 各个市场数据和关键指标变化 - 欧洲房晚增长高个位数，亚洲房晚增长低双位数，美国房晚增长低个位数 [34] - 亚洲地区在过去12个月中占全球房晚的24%，略高于疫情前的比例 [30] 公司战略和发展方向和行业竞争 - 公司继续推进替代住宿、连接旅行愿景、AI能力发展等重要战略 [10][14] - 预计未来五年亚洲旅行行业将以高个位数增长，公司的目标是超越整体市场增长 [29] 管理层对经营环境和未来前景的评论 - 管理层对旅行需求的韧性表示乐观，预计第四季度房晚增长将保持健康水平 [9][47] - 对于全球地缘政治环境的不确定性，管理层表示已在第四季度的展望中考虑到这些风险 [62] 其他重要信息 - 第三季度的现金和投资余额为163亿美元，较第二季度的168亿美元有所下降 [46] - 公司在第三季度的固定运营费用同比增长7%，低于预期 [43] 问答环节所有提问和回答 问题: AI如何影响财务表现 - 管理层表示AI技术的成功将对公司长期胜利至关重要，但目前尚未能量化其对财务的具体影响 [55][56] 问题: 第四季度的预订因素 - 管理层认为第四季度的同比基数较低，预计将继续保持强劲的预订趋势 [59][60] 问题: 亚洲市场的表现 - 管理层确认亚洲市场的增长主要得益于市场整体复苏和Agoda团队的努力 [66][67] 问题: 替代住宿的市场份额 - 管理层表示替代住宿的市场份额仍有增长空间，尤其是在美国市场 [70] 问题: 欧洲市场的增长变化 - 管理层指出，欧洲市场在8月开始出现增长加速，整体需求有所改善 [72] 问题: 营销支出和投资回报 - 管理层强调公司在营销支出上的优化，预计将继续提高投资回报率 [78] 问题: 固定费用的投资回报 - 管理层表示，未来将继续寻找提高固定费用效率的机会 [81][96]

Booking Holdings (BKNG) reported $7.99 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.9%. EPS of $83.89 for the same period compares to $72.32 a year ago. The reported revenue represents a surprise of +4.76% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.63 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $77.94, the EPS surprise was +7.63%. While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to ...

文章核心观点 - 公司第三季度每股收益超出市场预期,同比增长16.0% [1][2] - 公司连续四个季度超出市场收益预期 [2] - 公司第三季度收入同比增长8.9%,超出市场预期 [2] - 公司股价今年以来涨幅超过市场平均水平 [3] 行业和公司概况 - 公司属于互联网商务行业,该行业目前在250多个行业中排名前27% [8] - 同行业公司Groupon预计第三季度每股收益同比增长150%,但收入同比下降5.9% [9] 未来展望 - 公司未来业绩表现将主要取决于管理层在财报电话会议上的评论 [3] - 根据历史数据,公司业绩预期的变化会对股价产生较大影响 [4][5] - 分析师对公司未来几个季度和本财年的业绩预期有分歧 [6][7]