Cantor cuts target to USD 170 for Booking Holdings stock

Published on 10/16/2026 at 09:22 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Q3 results are due November 3, 2026 after market close. Booking Holdings stock costs EUR 148.40 on October 16, 2026, with USD 124.6 billion in market value.

Analyst action and operating results

Cantor Fitzgerald cut its Booking target from USD 220.00 to USD 170.00 on October 12, 2026.
Second-quarter revenue reached USD 7.35 billion, up 8.10 percent year over year.
Booking Holdings stock traded at EUR 148.40 at 9:12 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026.

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Booking Holdings (ISIN US09857L1089) was trading at EUR 148.40 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 9:12 a.m. CEST. The Cerbat Gem reported that Cantor Fitzgerald had cut its target from USD 220.00 to USD 170.00 in a research note dated October 12, 2026.

The target cut widens the valuation debate

Cantor Fitzgerald assigned a neutral rating alongside the new USD 170.00 target. That level sits below the USD 233.95 average target cited by MarketBeat on October 14, 2026, showing a wide spread between individual analyst views.

Three dates frame the stock

On August 3, 2026, Booking reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of USD 2.54 against a USD 2.43 consensus estimate, while revenue reached USD 7.35 billion versus USD 7.19 billion expected, according to The Cerbat Gem. On September 11, 2026, shareholders of record received a quarterly dividend of USD 0.42 per share, the same report said. On October 12, 2026, Cantor Fitzgerald lowered its target from USD 220.00 to USD 170.00 and kept a neutral rating, according to The Cerbat Gem.

What does the next report add?

MarketBeat lists November 3, 2026 as Booking's next quarterly reporting date, after market close. Its consensus calls for third-quarter revenue of USD 9.54 billion and earnings per share of USD 4.49, compared with USD 9.01 billion and USD 3.98 in the year-earlier quarter. The estimates imply a revenue increase of 5.88 percent and an earnings-per-share increase of 12.81 percent.

Price and market value

Booking Holdings had a market capitalization of USD 124.6 billion as of October 15, 2026, while its primary listing is on NASDAQ under ticker BKNG. The combination of a lower individual target and still-positive operating estimates leaves the November report as the next quantified test for the valuation.

Booking Holdings was trading at EUR 148.40 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 9:12 a.m. CEST. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Booking Holdings stock.