Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC Buys 42 Shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 24.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 211 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Booking were worth $1,048,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BKNG. Jamison Private Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in Booking during the third quarter worth about $25,000. West Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Booking in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Addison Advisors LLC lifted 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 worth $38,000 after buying an additional 4 shares in the last quarter. Fairscale Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Booking in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. increased its position in shares of Booking by 66.7% during the third quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 10 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 4 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Booking Stock Performance

Shares of BKNG stock opened at $4,926.80 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $163.08 billion, a PE ratio of 33.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.41. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 52-week low of $3,180.00 and a 52-week high of $5,337.24. The business’s fifty day moving average is $5,052.18 and its 200 day moving average is $4,377.78.

Booking Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th were issued a $8.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 6th. This represents a $35.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.71%. Booking’s payout ratio is currently 23.75%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on BKNG. Tigress Financial boosted their price objective 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. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of Booking from $4,100.00 to $5,005.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Booking from $5,050.00 to $5,550.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on shares of Booking in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $5,850.00 target price for the company. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Booking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 9th. Ten 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, Booking presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $4,997.64.

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.