Thomasville National Bank Sells 144 Shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)

Thomasville National Bank lowered its holdings in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,007 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 144 shares during the period. Booking comprises 3.9% of Thomasville National Bank’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Thomasville National Bank’s holdings in Booking were worth $54,687,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on BKNG. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $4,600.00 price target on shares of Booking in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Robert W. Baird assumed coverage on Booking in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $5,850.00 price objective for the company. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $3,590.00 price objective on shares of Booking in a report on Monday, October 7th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Booking from $5,500.00 to $6,000.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on Booking from $4,900.00 to $5,200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $4,987.04.

Booking Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of BKNG stock traded down $2.92 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $4,736.63. 82,338 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 207,807. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $5,060.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $4,352.76. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 1-year low of $3,180.00 and a 1-year high of $5,337.24. The company has a market cap of $156.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.41.

Booking Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 6th were paid a dividend of $8.75 per share. This represents a $35.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.74%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 6th. Booking’s payout ratio is 23.75%.

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.