Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Shares Acquired by CENTRAL TRUST Co

CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its position in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 1.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 369 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 6 shares during the quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in Booking were worth $1,833,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Booking by 342,723.5% during the 3rd quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 233,120 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $981,929,000 after purchasing an additional 233,052 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Booking in the third quarter valued at $5,322,600,000. Empirical Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Booking during the 4th quarter worth about $207,089,000. Harvard Management Co. Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Booking during the 3rd quarter worth about $155,427,000. Finally, Claro Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Booking by 16,668.9% in the 3rd quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 15,092 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $63,569,000 after acquiring an additional 15,002 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Booking Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BKNG opened at $4,737.56 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $4,992.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4,433.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $156.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.15, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.39. Booking Holdings Inc. has a one year low of $3,180.00 and a one year high of $5,337.24.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Booking from $4,205.00 to $5,155.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Robert W. Baird began coverage on shares of Booking in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $5,850.00 target price for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of Booking from $4,900.00 to $5,200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. DA Davidson upped their price objective on shares of Booking from $4,100.00 to $5,005.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Wedbush lifted their target price on Booking from $5,000.00 to $5,500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $5,044.43.

Booking Profile

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.