Centaurus Financial Inc. Has $776,000 Stock Holdings in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Centaurus Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 26.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 184 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings in Booking were worth $776,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Booking during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $737,000. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Booking by 5.1% during the first quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 471 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,709,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Booking by 18.6% in the first quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC now owns 471 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,709,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Booking by 74.3% in the first quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 4,510 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $16,380,000 after purchasing an additional 1,923 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hancock Whitney Corp increased its holdings in Booking by 17.6% in the first quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 375 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,360,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Bank of America upped their price target on Booking from $4,448.00 to $4,850.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Wedbush upped their target price on Booking from $3,900.00 to $4,750.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Booking from $4,205.00 to $5,155.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Booking from $5,000.00 to $5,500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Booking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 9th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $4,785.00.

Booking Price Performance

NASDAQ:BKNG opened at $5,108.83 on Tuesday. Booking Holdings Inc. has a one year low of $3,079.50 and a one year high of $5,237.00. The company has a market cap of $169.09 billion, a PE ratio of 34.67, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.38. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $4,505.25 and a 200-day moving average of $4,053.29.

Booking Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 6th will be paid a $8.75 dividend. This represents a $35.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.69%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 6th. Booking’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.75%.

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.