PREVIEW: Booking Holdings seen reporting y/y increase in Q1 EPS, rev

Booking Holdings

28/04/2026 18:49

** Shares in online travel co Booking Holdings BKNG.O down 0.4% ahead of quarterly results due out after market close

** Wall Street analysts expect Q1 adj EPS of $1.08 vs $0.99 year-ago on rev of $5.517 bln, up from $4.762 bln, according to LSEG

** In last 8 quarters BKNG's EPS and rev beat the street every time

**  Demand for international travel is expected to benefit from upcoming FIFA World Cup. But last month Bernstein cut price targets for BKNG and rival Expedia EXPE.O, citing worries that AI may change how people search for and book travel. This after BKNG reported Q4 profit that beat Wall Street estimates amid resilient international travel demand.

** BKNG shares last traded at $176.75 vs median PT of $237.40, as per LSEG, which shows 40 analyst ratings: 10 'strong buy,' 23 'buy,' 7 'hold'

** YTD shares in BKNG down ~17% vs 0.1% gain for the S&P 500 consumer discretionary index .SPLRCD

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