Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Shares Purchased by New Hampshire Trust

New Hampshire Trust raised its position in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNGFree Report) by 1.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,155 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the quarter. Booking accounts for about 1.2% of New Hampshire Trust’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. New Hampshire Trust’s holdings in Booking were worth $5,739,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cove Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Booking during the fourth quarter valued at about $487,000. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. grew its stake in Booking by 8.0% during the 4th quarter. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. now owns 54 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $268,000 after purchasing an additional 4 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its holdings in Booking by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 3,926 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $19,506,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in shares of Booking by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 952 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,730,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Finally, M.E. Allison & CO. Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Booking during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $239,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on BKNG. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $5,400.00 price target on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Booking from $4,200.00 to $4,300.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Booking from $5,050.00 to $5,550.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $4,600.00 price objective on shares of Booking in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on Booking from $4,100.00 to $5,500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Booking currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $4,997.64.

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Booking Price Performance

Shares of BKNG opened at $4,926.80 on Tuesday. Booking Holdings Inc. has a one year low of $3,180.00 and a one year high of $5,337.24. The stock has a market cap of $163.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.43, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a 50-day moving average of $5,052.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $4,384.28.

Booking Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 6th were given a $8.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 6th. This represents a $35.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.71%. Booking’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.75%.

Booking Company Profile

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Booking Holdings Inc, formerly The Priceline Group Inc, is a provider of travel and restaurant online reservation and related services. The Company, through its online travel companies (OTCs), connects consumers wishing to make travel reservations with providers of travel services across the world. It offers consumers an array of accommodation reservations (including hotels, bed and breakfasts, hostels, apartments, vacation rentals and other properties) through its Booking.com, priceline.com and agoda.com brands.

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