Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Shares Acquired by Bigelow Investment Advisors LLC

Bigelow Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 6.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 105 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 6 shares during the period. Bigelow Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Booking were worth $522,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BKNG. Garner Asset Management Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Booking by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp now owns 258 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,087,000 after buying an additional 2 shares during the period. Optimist Retirement Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Booking by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Optimist Retirement Group LLC now owns 91 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $383,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. First Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of Booking by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. First Bank & Trust now owns 130 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $548,000 after purchasing an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated lifted its stake in shares of Booking by 1.8% in the third quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 168 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $714,000 after purchasing an additional 3 shares during the period. Finally, Modera Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Booking by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 835 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,517,000 after acquiring an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. 92.42% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Booking Price Performance

Booking stock opened at $5,141.88 on Wednesday. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $3,180.00 and a 12-month high of $5,337.24. The company has a market capitalization of $170.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.39. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $4,916.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $4,533.44.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on BKNG. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Booking from $4,900.00 to $5,200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Booking from $4,657.00 to $4,470.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on Booking from $3,900.00 to $5,250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on Booking from $4,100.00 to $5,005.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report 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. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $5,044.43.

About Booking

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.