SYM FINANCIAL Corp Acquires 28 Shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)

SYM FINANCIAL Corp increased its holdings in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 18.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 183 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 28 shares during the period. SYM FINANCIAL Corp’s holdings in Booking were worth $909,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Booking during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc bought a new stake in shares of Booking in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Booking during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. West Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Booking during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC increased its stake in Booking by 80.0% in the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 9 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 4 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Booking Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of BKNG opened at $4,737.56 on Friday. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 12 month low of $3,180.00 and a 12 month high of $5,337.24. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $4,992.18 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $4,431.43. The company has a market cap of $156.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.41.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Booking from $4,205.00 to $5,155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of Booking from $4,100.00 to $5,005.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Booking from $5,400.00 to $6,000.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and set a $5,400.00 target price on shares of Booking in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $4,600.00 price target on shares of Booking in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $5,044.43.

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.