AFT Forsyth & Company Inc. Sells 5 Shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)

AFT Forsyth & Company Inc. reduced its position in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 4.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 101 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 5 shares during the period. AFT Forsyth & Company Inc.’s holdings in Booking were worth $502,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Booking during the third quarter valued at $25,000. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc bought a new position in Booking during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Booking during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. grew its position in shares of Booking by 600.0% in the 4th quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 7 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 6 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Booking by 80.0% in the third quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 9 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 4 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on BKNG. Argus cut Booking from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Booking from $4,900.00 to $5,200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Booking from $5,050.00 to $5,550.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $4,600.00 target price on shares of Booking in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Booking from $3,900.00 to $5,250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Booking has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $5,044.43.

Booking Trading Up 2.5 %

Shares of Booking stock opened at $5,018.11 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $166.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.39. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $4,934.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4,483.62. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $3,180.00 and a 12-month high of $5,337.24.

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.