Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$150.43 +1.68% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy) with 74/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (41% profit margin, 77% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B • BUY Cap $113.03B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B
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2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw B- · Rk B+
Cash (20)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (16)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+7.2% Base Target
$232 Bull$161 Base$123 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:58% Call Buyers ($11.8M)
42% PutsMax Pain: $147.00
RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE
3330 Oversold · 70 Hot
ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)
6.04>3.0 Fortress Safe
PIOTROSKI F-SCOREHIGH QUALITY (7–9)
8 / 99-Pt Accounting
52-WEEK LASER RANGE6% OF RANGE
L: $146$150.43H: $221
1. Money & Cash Health● HEALTHY
Are profits real cash in the bank?

Real cash coming in backs up reported profits (41% profit margin and healthy balance-sheet cushion).

Factor Grade: A+RQD 20 / 20
2. Big Money & Insiders● NEUTRAL
Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Big funds and company insiders are mostly holding steady without aggressive buying or panic selling.

Factor Grade: C-RQD 22 / 40
3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● ALL CLEAR
SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

Clean SEC fine-print check with low hidden accounting risk and favorable interest-rate weather.

Factor Grade: B+RQD 32 / 40
MULTI-MODEL JEV QUANT JURY DELIBERATION

2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish on BKNG

Cash & Moat Bull AI
ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model
BULLISH (98)

77.1% ROIC with 41.0% gross margin and 8.04% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI
10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard
BULLISH (80)

Altman-Z 6.04 and Piotroski 8/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI
Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq
NEUTRAL (63)

Put/Call 0.72x with 22/40 institutional & insider flow.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like BKNG
  • ✓Strong cash generator (41% profit margin)—profits are backed by real money, not accounting tricks.
  • ✓Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.
Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong
  • !Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.
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BKNG // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -12.02%🛡️ HOLDING TREND SUPPORT
2026-10-30O $152.2H $152.6L $147.3C $148.1VOL 8.37M
RES: $165.4SUP: $145.6SMA50: $171.3SMA200: $176.8
$222.3$201.7$181.1$160.5$139.9RES $165.4SUP $145.6$148.12026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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BKNG Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
14.5%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +13.4% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on BKNG today. View full Setup Ledger →

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for BKNG. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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BKNG Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Should I buy, hold, or sell BKNG stock right now?

Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) currently earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy — BUY) with 74/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (41% profit margin, 77% return on capital) with steady institutional support.

What is BKNG's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

BKNG's 12-month base price target is $161.26 (range $123.35 to $231.85), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.