Bank of New Hampshire Takes Position in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Bank of New Hampshire acquired a new position in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 11 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $55,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BKNG. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Booking by 342,723.5% during the 3rd quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 233,120 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $981,929,000 after acquiring an additional 233,052 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Booking during the third quarter worth $5,322,600,000. Harvard Management Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in Booking during the third quarter worth $155,427,000. 1832 Asset Management L.P. grew its holdings in Booking by 106.0% in the second quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 71,334 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $282,590,000 after purchasing an additional 36,710 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Booking in the second quarter valued at $125,615,000. 92.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Booking Stock Down 2.3 %

Booking stock opened at $4,796.10 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $5,048.13 and a 200-day moving average of $4,335.11. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 52-week low of $3,180.00 and a 52-week high of $5,337.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $158.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.54, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.41.

Booking Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th were given a $8.75 dividend. This represents a $35.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 6th. Booking’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.75%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Booking from $3,976.00 to $4,173.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Booking from $4,200.00 to $4,300.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Booking from $4,900.00 to $5,200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Booking from $4,200.00 to $4,600.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $4,600.00 price objective on shares of Booking in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $4,972.75.

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.