Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Shares Purchased by D Orazio & Associates Inc.

D Orazio & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 5.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 101 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5 shares during the quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Booking were worth $502,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of BKNG. Vest Financial LLC grew its stake in Booking by 16.3% during the 4th quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 286 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,421,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Northstar Group Inc. boosted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 4 shares during the last quarter. Shepherd Financial Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Booking by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. Shepherd Financial Partners LLC now owns 63 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $313,000 after purchasing an additional 4 shares in the last quarter. NatWest Group plc increased its holdings in shares of Booking by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. NatWest Group plc now owns 2,129 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $10,578,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dock Street Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Booking by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Dock Street Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,724 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $28,439,000 after buying an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Booking Price Performance

BKNG stock opened at $4,887.47 on Friday. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 1 year low of $3,180.00 and a 1 year high of $5,337.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $161.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.39. The business’s 50-day moving average is $4,953.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4,451.19.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Bank of America upped their target price on Booking from $4,850.00 to $5,522.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. B. Riley upped their price objective on shares of Booking from $4,650.00 to $5,100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of Booking from $4,900.00 to $5,200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Booking from $3,560.00 to $4,900.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Wedbush lifted their price target on shares of Booking from $5,000.00 to $5,500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Ten investment 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $5,044.43.

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.