Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG - Get Free Report) Director Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich sold 22 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $3,437.25, for a total value of $75,619.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 189 shares of the company's stock, valued at $649,640.25. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.
Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, April 15th, Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich sold 22 shares of Booking stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $3,583.07, for a total transaction of $78,827.54.
- On Friday, March 15th, Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich sold 28 shares of Booking stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $3,498.29, for a total value of $97,952.12.
- On Wednesday, February 7th, Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich sold 59 shares of Booking stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $3,700.00, for a total value of $218,300.00.
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NASDAQ:BKNG opened at $3,577.38 on Friday. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $3,523.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $3,395.60. Booking Holdings Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $2,456.93 and a fifty-two week high of $3,918.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $121.70 billion, a PE ratio of 26.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.40.
Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The business services provider reported $20.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $14.03 by $6.36. The firm had revenue of $4.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.25 billion. Booking had a negative return on equity of 433.49% and a net margin of 21.81%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 16.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $11.60 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Booking Holdings Inc. will post 176.1 earnings per share for the current year.
Booking Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 8th were paid a dividend of $8.75 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 7th. This represents a $35.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.98%. Booking's dividend payout ratio is currently 26.25%.
Institutional Trading of Booking
Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Diversified Trust Co raised its position in Booking by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 764 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,710,000 after buying an additional 3 shares during the last quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. boosted its position in Booking by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. now owns 129 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $458,000 after purchasing an additional 3 shares during the period. Rockland Trust Co. increased its stake in shares of Booking by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Rockland Trust Co. now owns 88 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its position in shares of Booking by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 69 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $245,000 after purchasing an additional 3 shares during the period. Finally, Silver Oak Securities Incorporated lifted its stake in shares of Booking by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 164 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $582,000 after buying an additional 3 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.42% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
BKNG has been the subject of several research analyst reports. B. Riley began coverage on shares of Booking in a research note on Wednesday, April 3rd. They set a "buy" rating and a $4,400.00 target price for the company. Edward Jones reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Booking in a research note on Friday, February 16th. Mizuho increased their price objective on Booking from $3,580.00 to $4,250.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 17th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Booking from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Booking from $3,435.00 to $3,494.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $3,823.00.
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Booking Company Profile
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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.
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