Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Shares Purchased by Pacer Advisors Inc.

Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG - Free Report) by 31.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,421 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 1,754 shares during the quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Booking were worth $36,871,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of BKNG. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Booking in the 4th quarter worth $257,000. PFG Investments LLC increased its holdings in Booking by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 123 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $613,000 after buying an additional 4 shares in the last quarter. Drive Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Booking by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Drive Wealth Management LLC now owns 120 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $595,000 after buying an additional 8 shares during the last quarter. Clarendon Private LLC purchased a new position in Booking in the 4th quarter worth about $904,000. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. bought a new position in Booking during the 4th quarter valued at about $308,000. 92.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BKNG has been the subject of several research reports. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Booking from $4,100.00 to $5,500.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Baird R W raised Booking to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Booking from $4,205.00 to $5,155.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Barclays upped their price objective on Booking from $4,500.00 to $5,100.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Tigress Financial raised their target price on Booking from $4,580.00 to $5,600.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $4,997.64.

Booking Stock Performance

NASDAQ:BKNG traded up $9.32 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $4,684.68. The company's stock had a trading volume of 331,014 shares, compared to its average volume of 266,171. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $5,021.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $4,417.76. The company has a market capitalization of $155.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.41. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 12 month low of $3,180.00 and a 12 month high of $5,337.24.

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.