Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich Sells 22 Shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) Stock

Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG - Get Free Report) Director Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich sold 22 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3,583.07, for a total transaction of $78,827.54. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 211 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $756,027.77. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich also recently made the following trade(s):

• 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 transaction of $97,952.12.
• On Wednesday, February 7th, Radakovich Lynn Vojvodich sold 59 shares of Booking stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $3,700.00, for a total transaction of $218,300.00.

Booking Price Performance

Shares of BKNG traded down $23.86 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $3,443.91. 170,859 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 275,648. The firm has a market capitalization of $117.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.40. Booking Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $2,456.93 and a twelve month high of $3,918.00. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $3,591.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $3,363.69.

Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 22nd. The business services provider reported $32.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $29.72 by $2.28. Booking had a negative return on equity of 751.49% and a net margin of 20.08%. The business had revenue of $4.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.71 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $24.74 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 18.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Booking Holdings Inc. will post 175.86 EPS for the current year.

Booking Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 8th were given a $8.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 7th. This represents a $35.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.02%. Booking's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.67%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Booking

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Activest Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Booking during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Naples Money Management LLC acquired a new stake in Booking during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Booking during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Booking during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Booking during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.42% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on BKNG shares. Edward Jones reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Booking in a research report on Friday, February 16th. Erste Group Bank reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Booking in a research report on Wednesday, March 13th. B. Riley assumed coverage on Booking in a report on Wednesday, April 3rd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $4,400.00 price target for the company. Oppenheimer upped their price target on Booking from $3,450.00 to $4,200.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, February 5th. Finally, Evercore ISI decreased their price target on Booking from $3,900.00 to $3,800.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 23rd. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $3,723.41.

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.