Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Holdings Decreased by First National Bank of Omaha

First National Bank of Omaha lessened its stake in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 2.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,587 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 54 shares during the period. First National Bank of Omaha’s holdings in Booking were worth $10,897,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Booking by 7.9% during the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 727 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,880,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Evanson Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Booking during the 2nd quarter valued at $202,000. RFG Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Booking by 66.9% in the 2nd quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 242 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $957,000 after buying an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. LVW Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Booking by 30.8% in the second quarter. LVW Advisors LLC now owns 85 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $337,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Booking by 2.8% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 744 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,947,000 after buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.42% of the company’s stock.

Booking Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of BKNG opened at $5,300.34 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $175.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.41. The company’s fifty day moving average is $4,705.52 and its 200-day moving average is $4,143.70. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 12 month low of $3,177.16 and a 12 month high of $5,337.20.

Booking Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th will be issued a dividend of $8.75 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 6th. This represents a $35.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.66%. Booking’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.75%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BKNG has been the topic of several research reports. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Booking from $4,448.00 to $4,850.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Booking from $4,500.00 to $5,100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Booking from $3,940.00 to $4,510.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. UBS Group increased their price objective on Booking from $5,050.00 to $5,550.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Booking from $4,200.00 to $4,300.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-three have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Booking has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $4,837.17.

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.