Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Shares Bought by V Square Quantitative Management LLC

V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 9.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 668 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Booking comprises 0.5% of V Square Quantitative Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. V Square Quantitative Management LLC’s holdings in Booking were worth $3,319,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Booking in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc acquired a new position in shares of Booking in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Booking in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Booking by 600.0% in the 4th quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 7 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 6 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Booking Price Performance

Booking stock opened at $5,008.70 on Friday. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $3,180.00 and a 12-month high of $5,337.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $165.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.39. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $4,930.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4,487.36.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on BKNG shares. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Booking from $5,050.00 to $5,550.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Booking from $4,500.00 to $5,100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Tigress Financial upped their price target on shares of Booking from $4,580.00 to $5,600.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Baird R W upgraded shares of Booking to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Argus downgraded shares of Booking from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Ten research 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $5,044.43.

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.