Ledyard National Bank Has $293,000 Position in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Ledyard National Bank lessened its stake in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 6.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 59 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 4 shares during the quarter. Ledyard National Bank’s holdings in Booking were worth $293,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Booking by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 797,116 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,350,605,000 after buying an additional 11,211 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its stake in shares of Booking by 0.5% in the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 492,274 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,073,508,000 after acquiring an additional 2,321 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in Booking by 3.3% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 418,742 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,763,797,000 after acquiring an additional 13,429 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in Booking by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 296,599 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,249,311,000 after purchasing an additional 11,649 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Icon Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Booking by 342,723.5% in the 3rd quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 233,120 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $981,929,000 after purchasing an additional 233,052 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Argus lowered shares of Booking from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Booking from $4,205.00 to $5,155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective 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. Wedbush upped their target price on Booking from $5,000.00 to $5,500.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Booking from $5,050.00 to $5,550.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Ten investment 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Booking currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $5,044.43.

Booking Stock Up 2.3 %

BKNG stock opened at $4,887.47 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $4,953.80 and a 200-day moving average of $4,451.19. The company has a market cap of $161.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.16, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.39. Booking Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $3,180.00 and a twelve month high of $5,337.24.

Booking 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.