Booking Holdings (BKNG) Q4 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

Booking Holdings (BKNG) reported $5.47 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 14.4%. EPS of $41.55 for the same period compares to $32.00 a year ago.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.19 billion, representing a surprise of +5.50%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +16.58%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $35.64.While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.Here is how Booking Holdings performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Gross Bookings - Total: $37.20 billion versus $34.34 billion estimated by eight analysts on average. Gross Bookings - Agency: $12.90 billion versus $12.11 billion estimated by seven analysts on average. Gross Bookings - Merchant: $24.20 billion versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $22.28 billion. Units Sold - Room Nights: 261 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 249.35 million. Units Sold - Airline Tickets: 14 million versus 12.36 million estimated by four analysts on average. Units Sold - Rental Car Days: 17 million versus 17.98 million estimated by four analysts on average. Revenues- Agency: $1.86 billion compared to the $1.94 billion average estimate based on eight analysts. The reported number represents a change of -9.9% year over year. Revenues- Advertising and Other Revenues: $271 million versus $256.63 million estimated by eight analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.7% change. Revenues- Merchant: $3.34 billion versus $2.99 billion estimated by eight analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +35.1% change. View all Key Company Metrics for Booking Holdings here>>>Shares of Booking Holdings have returned +10.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.5 Stocks Set to DoubleEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2024. While not all picks can be winners, previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%.Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG): Free Stock Analysis ReportTo read this article on Zacks.com click here.Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks