Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Stake Lessened by Hantz Financial Services Inc.

Hantz Financial Services Inc. trimmed its stake in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG - Free Report) by 7.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,910 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 151 shares during the quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc.'s holdings in Booking were worth $9,490,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BKNG. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Booking in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc acquired a new stake in Booking in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. West Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Booking during the third quarter worth about $29,000. Addison Advisors LLC lifted 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 valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 4 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Booking by 66.7% in the third quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 10 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 4 shares during the last quarter. 92.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BKNG has been the subject of several analyst reports. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Booking from $4,500.00 to $5,100.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Citigroup boosted their price target on Booking from $4,100.00 to $5,500.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Booking from $3,940.00 to $4,510.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com raised shares of Booking from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, November 9th. Finally, Robert W. Baird began coverage on shares of Booking in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $5,850.00 price target for the company. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $5,044.43.

Booking Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BKNG traded up $25.21 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $4,747.07. 55,283 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 250,098. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $5,009.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4,424.49. Booking Holdings Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $3,180.00 and a fifty-two week high of $5,337.24. The firm has a market cap of $157.13 billion, a PE ratio of 32.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.41.

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.