Thompson Investment Management Inc. Invests $75,000 in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Thompson Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 15 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $75,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of BKNG. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Booking by 110.2% during the 4th quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 309 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,535,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB increased its holdings in Booking by 10.1% in the fourth quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 1,706 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $8,476,000 after buying an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in Booking by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. now owns 101 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $502,000 after buying an additional 5 shares in the last quarter. Vest Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Booking by 16.3% in the fourth quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 286 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,421,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. Finally, Northstar Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Booking by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Northstar Group Inc. now owns 1,171 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,818,000 after acquiring an additional 4 shares in the last quarter. 92.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on BKNG shares. Citigroup upped their price target on Booking from $4,100.00 to $5,500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Baird R W raised Booking to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price target on shares of Booking from $5,100.00 to $4,900.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Tigress Financial boosted their price target on shares of Booking from $4,580.00 to $5,600.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $5,400.00 price objective on shares of Booking in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Ten investment 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, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $5,044.43.

Booking Stock Performance

Shares of BKNG stock opened at $4,887.47 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $161.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.39. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $4,947.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $4,461.75. Booking Holdings Inc. has a one year low of $3,180.00 and a one year high of $5,337.24.

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.