06:10 AM EDT, 10/31/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with the stock move in the headline and first paragraph.)

Booking Holdings ( BKNG ) were up 6.5% in recent premarket activity Thursday after the company reported overnight an increase in Q3 earnings and revenue from a year earlier.

The company reported Q3 adjusted earnings late Wednesday of $83.89 per diluted share, up from $72.32 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $77.38.

Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was $7.99 billion, up from $7.34 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $7.63 billion.

The company maintained its quarterly dividend at $8.75 per share, payable on Dec. 31 to stockholders of record on Dec. 6.

Price: 4,752.00, Change: 288.07, Percent Change: +6.45