Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC NC Has $407,000 Stock Holdings in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC NC increased its position in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 28.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 82 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 18 shares during the period. Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC NC’s holdings in Booking were worth $407,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc bought a new stake in Booking during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Booking in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in Booking during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Bernard Wealth Management Corp. acquired a new position in Booking during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Valley National Advisers Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 6 shares during the period. 92.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on BKNG shares. JMP Securities increased their target price on shares of Booking from $5,600.00 to $5,700.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Booking from $5,750.00 to $4,850.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. BTIG Research raised shares of Booking from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $5,500.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Benchmark raised their price target on shares of Booking from $5,000.00 to $5,900.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $5,900.00 price objective on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Booking currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $5,299.29.

Booking Trading Down 1.5 %

NASDAQ:BKNG opened at $5,086.10 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $165.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.39, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.42. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $4,672.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $4,849.82. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 1-year low of $3,180.00 and a 1-year high of $5,337.24.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $24.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $17.57 by $7.24. The company had revenue of $4.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.58 billion. Booking had a net margin of 24.78% and a negative return on equity of 159.34%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $20.39 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Booking Holdings Inc. will post 209.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Booking Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, June 6th will be paid a dividend of $9.60 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 6th. This represents a $38.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.75%. Booking’s payout ratio is 23.89%.

Booking 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.