Quent Capital LLC Buys 35 Shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Quent Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 31.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 148 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the quarter. Quent Capital LLC’s holdings in Booking were worth $736,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Booking in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc purchased a new position in Booking in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Booking during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. grew its stake in shares of Booking by 600.0% during the 4th quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 7 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares during the period. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Booking by 80.0% during the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 9 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 4 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Booking Stock Performance

NASDAQ BKNG opened at $4,897.32 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $4,941.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $4,475.19. Booking Holdings Inc. has a one year low of $3,180.00 and a one year high of $5,337.24. The company has a market capitalization of $162.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.39.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BKNG has been the subject of several recent research reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Booking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 9th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Booking from $3,900.00 to $5,250.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Booking from $4,657.00 to $4,470.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $5,400.00 price target on shares of Booking in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on Booking from $4,500.00 to $5,100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have given 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 a consensus target price 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.