Booking Holdings Inc. $BKNG Shares Bought by ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. grew its holdings in shares of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 72.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,995 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 838 shares during the period. ABN AMRO Bank N.V.’s holdings in Booking were worth $10,744,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Sachetta LLC lifted its position in Booking by 28.6% in the second quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 9 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 2 shares during the period. Canopy Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Booking by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Canopy Partners LLC now owns 194 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,123,000 after buying an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Booking by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Weaver Capital Management LLC now owns 365 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,113,000 after buying an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Booking by 0.5% in the second quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 370 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,143,000 after buying an additional 2 shares during the period. Finally, Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Booking by 1.0% during the second quarter. Premier Path Wealth Partners LLC now owns 207 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,200,000 after buying an additional 2 shares in the last quarter. 92.42% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Booking News

Here are the key news stories impacting Booking this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho upgraded BKNG from Neutral to Outperform, set a $6,000 price target and said AI-driven fears are “overblown,” framing the recent sell‑off as a buying opportunity — this upgrade and call could attract buyers. Booking: Mizuho says AI fears ‘overblown’, sell-off presents opportunity
• Positive Sentiment: KAYAK appointed Peer Bueller as CEO (Steve Hafner moved to Executive Chair), a leadership reshuffle that signals continuity and may support execution at one of Booking’s strategic brands. KAYAK appoints Peer Bueller as Chief Executive Officer
• Positive Sentiment: Several bullish writeups (a cited “bull case”/buy‑opportunity thesis) highlight Booking’s cash flow, buybacks, loyalty/AI initiatives and SEA expansion (Agoda) as reasons long‑term investors may buy the dip. Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG): A bull case theory
• Neutral Sentiment: KeyCorp trimmed its price target slightly (from $6,630 to $6,500) but left an Overweight stance; Citi/JMP reaffirmed Market Perform — mixed analyst signals leave the medium‑term consensus still above current levels. Benzinga coverage of analyst moves
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest numbers in the dataset appear misreported/zeroed and provide no clear evidence of a short‑squeeze driver for the move.
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: coverage notes Booking’s shares dropped sharply in the most recent trading session, which is the immediate proximate cause of today’s downward pressure as algos and momentum traders adjust positions. Booking Holdings (BKNG) Declines More Than Market
• Negative Sentiment: Insider disclosure: a director sold 40 shares (small economically but sometimes interpreted negatively by traders). See the SEC filing for details. SEC Form 4 — Robert J. Mylod, Jr. sale

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BKNG has been the topic of several research reports. Wedbush upgraded shares of Booking from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $6,000.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their target price on shares of Booking from $6,250.00 to $6,400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $6,250.00 target price on shares of Booking in a research note on Tuesday, December 23rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Booking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 4th. Finally, Gordon Haskett increased their price objective on Booking from $5,620.00 to $5,710.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Booking has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $6,195.63.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Glenn D. Fogel sold 953 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5,181.34, for a total transaction of $4,937,817.02. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 19,615 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $101,631,984.10. The trade was a 4.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Paulo Pisano sold 200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5,000.00, for a total value of $1,000,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 1,514 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,570,000. The trade was a 11.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 3,364 shares of company stock worth $17,394,538. 0.16% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Booking Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:BKNG opened at $4,607.08 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $5,221.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5,297.06. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 52 week low of $4,096.23 and a 52 week high of $5,839.41. The company has a market cap of $148.49 billion, a PE ratio of 29.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.21.

Booking Company Profile

Booking Holdings Inc is a global online travel company that operates a portfolio of consumer brands and technology platforms that facilitate the search for and booking of travel services. The company’s businesses focus on accommodations, transportation and related travel services through consumer-facing websites and apps as well as partner distribution channels. Booking Holdings was originally founded as Priceline in the late 1990s and adopted the Booking Holdings name in 2018; it is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Its core offerings include online reservations for hotels, vacation rentals and other lodging; flight and car rental search and booking; and ancillary services that support travel planning and on-property experiences.