Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Stock Holdings Boosted by Howard Capital Management Inc.

Howard Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 5.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,007 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Howard Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Booking were worth $5,003,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Garner Asset Management Corp grew its position in shares of Booking by 0.8% during the third quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp now owns 258 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,087,000 after acquiring an additional 2 shares during the last quarter. Optimist Retirement Group LLC grew its position in shares of Booking by 2.2% during the third quarter. Optimist Retirement Group LLC now owns 91 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $383,000 after acquiring an additional 2 shares during the last quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated grew its position in Booking by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 168 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $714,000 after buying an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. First Bank & Trust grew its position in Booking by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. First Bank & Trust now owns 130 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $548,000 after buying an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Modera Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Booking by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC now owns 835 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,517,000 after buying an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Booking Stock Performance

NASDAQ:BKNG opened at $4,989.22 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $4,903.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $4,559.90. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 52 week low of $3,180.00 and a 52 week high of $5,337.24. The company has a market capitalization of $165.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.39.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $41.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $35.82 by $5.73. Booking had a negative return on equity of 159.60% and a net margin of 24.78%. The firm had revenue of $5.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.18 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Booking Holdings Inc. will post 207.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BKNG has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their target price on shares of Booking from $4,900.00 to $5,540.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Booking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 9th. DA Davidson increased their target price on shares of Booking from $5,005.00 to $5,800.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Mizuho increased their target price 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. Finally, Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Booking from $4,100.00 to $4,700.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Booking has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $5,370.43.

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.