Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Shares Sold by Hantz Financial Services Inc.

Hantz Financial Services Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 4.4% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 2,061 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 95 shares during the quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Booking were worth $8,681,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BKNG. Garner Asset Management Corp lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC raised its position in Booking by 8.1% during the second quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 40 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $158,000 after buying an additional 3 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Booking by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 96 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $380,000 after acquiring an additional 3 shares during the period. American National Bank grew its stake in Booking by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. American National Bank now owns 84 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $333,000 after acquiring an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jacobsen Capital Management grew its position in Booking by 1.6% during the second quarter. Jacobsen Capital Management now owns 191 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $757,000 after purchasing an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Booking Stock Down 0.4 %

Booking stock opened at $5,201.98 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $172.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.38. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 12 month low of $3,079.50 and a 12 month high of $5,237.00. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $4,599.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $4,089.44.

Booking Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 6th will be issued a dividend of $8.75 per share. This represents a $35.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 6th. Booking’s payout ratio is 23.75%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BKNG has been the subject of several recent research reports. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Booking from $3,900.00 to $5,250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Robert W. Baird assumed coverage on Booking in a research note on Wednesday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $5,850.00 price target for the company. Baird R W upgraded Booking to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI decreased their target price on shares of Booking from $4,500.00 to $4,200.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Booking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 9th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-three have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $4,820.50.

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.