Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Shares Bought by Aptus Capital Advisors LLC

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 9.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 334 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Booking were worth $1,407,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Booking by 10.4% in the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 255 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $926,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the period. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Booking in the first quarter worth approximately $323,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Booking by 12.4% during the 1st quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 136 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $493,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL boosted its stake in Booking by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 2,762 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $10,022,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC increased its position in shares of Booking by 11.4% during the 1st quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 166 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $602,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the period. 92.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Booking

In related news, insider Paulo Pisano sold 100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3,887.61, for a total value of $388,761.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 3,787 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,722,379.07. This represents a 2.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. B. Riley raised their target price on Booking from $4,650.00 to $5,100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Booking from $3,976.00 to $4,173.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Booking from $5,000.00 to $5,500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Wedbush lifted their price target on shares of Booking from $3,900.00 to $4,750.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Booking from $4,205.00 to $5,155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $4,749.83.

Booking Price Performance

BKNG opened at $4,970.98 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $164.54 billion, a PE ratio of 33.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.38. The business has a 50-day moving average of $4,311.61 and a 200-day moving average of $3,966.44. Booking Holdings Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $3,079.50 and a fifty-two week high of $5,069.44.

Booking Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th will be given a $8.75 dividend. This represents a $35.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 6th. Booking’s dividend payout ratio is 23.75%.

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.