Company Performance - Booking Holdings' stock closed at $4,839.60, reflecting a +0.24% change from the previous trading day, underperforming the S&P 500 which gained 0.74% [1] - Over the past month, Booking Holdings' shares increased by 1.58%, outperforming the Retail-Wholesale sector which declined by 3.18% and the S&P 500 which fell by 4.77% [2] Upcoming Earnings - The company's earnings report is scheduled for April 29, 2025, with an expected EPS of $17.20, representing a 15.64% decrease from the same quarter last year. Revenue is forecasted at $4.59 billion, indicating a 4% growth year-over-year [3] Full Year Estimates - For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $207.09 per share and revenue of $24.96 billion, reflecting increases of +10.68% and +5.14% respectively from the previous year [4] Analyst Estimates - Recent changes in analyst estimates for Booking Holdings are significant, as upward revisions indicate analysts' positive outlook on the company's business operations and profit generation capabilities [5] - The Zacks Rank system, which evaluates these estimate changes, currently assigns Booking Holdings a rank of 3 (Hold) [7] Valuation Metrics - Booking Holdings has a Forward P/E ratio of 23.31, which is slightly below the industry's average Forward P/E of 23.5. The company also has a PEG ratio of 1.71, compared to the Internet-Commerce industry's average PEG ratio of 1.38 [8] Industry Context - The Internet-Commerce industry, part of the Retail-Wholesale sector, holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 145, placing it in the bottom 42% of over 250 industries. The top 50% rated industries tend to outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1 [9]
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