Boston Trust Walden Corp Acquires 672 Shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Boston Trust Walden Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 6.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 11,221 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 672 shares during the quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings in Booking were worth $55,751,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Algert Global LLC grew its holdings in Booking by 34.5% during the second quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 117 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $463,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Czech National Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Booking by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 6,829 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $28,765,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its stake in Booking by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 574 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,418,000 after buying an additional 13 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in Booking by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 188 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $792,000 after acquiring an additional 5 shares during the period. Finally, Quent Capital LLC lifted its position in Booking by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 113 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $477,000 after acquiring an additional 3 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Booking Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ BKNG opened at $4,737.56 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $156.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.39. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $3,180.00 and a 12-month high of $5,337.24. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $4,992.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $4,436.74.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently commented on BKNG. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Booking from $4,600.00 to $5,000.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Argus downgraded Booking from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Tigress Financial increased their price objective on Booking from $4,580.00 to $5,600.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Booking from $4,657.00 to $4,470.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Booking from $4,200.00 to $4,300.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $5,044.43.

Booking Company 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.