Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV Sells 122 Shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV reduced its holdings in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 13.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 809 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 122 shares during the quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV’s holdings in Booking were worth $4,019,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Booking by 61.2% in the fourth quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 51,075 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $253,762,000 after acquiring an additional 19,391 shares in the last quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA increased its holdings in shares of Booking by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA now owns 9,126 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $45,342,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Booking by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 668 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,319,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Booking by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 168 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $835,000 after acquiring an additional 6 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Booking by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 17,177 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $86,527,000 after acquiring an additional 438 shares in the last quarter. 92.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Booking from $3,560.00 to $4,900.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Baird R W raised Booking to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Tigress Financial upped their price objective on Booking from $4,580.00 to $5,600.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Booking from $4,100.00 to $5,500.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Booking from $4,205.00 to $5,155.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Ten equities research 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Booking presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $5,044.43.

Booking Stock Up 0.7 %

BKNG opened at $5,044.40 on Friday. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $3,180.00 and a 12-month high of $5,337.24. The stock has a market cap of $166.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.23, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.39. The business has a 50 day moving average of $4,924.86 and a 200-day moving average of $4,490.98.

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.