Should I buy or sell Expedia Group stock right now?

26 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Expedia Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 16 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" EXPE shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in EXPE, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View EXPE analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Expedia Group's stock price target for 2024?

26 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Expedia Group's stock. Their EXPE share price targets range from $115.00 to $190.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $149.12 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 32.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for EXPE or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have EXPE shares performed in 2024?

Expedia Group's stock was trading at $151.79 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, EXPE stock has decreased by 25.9% and is now trading at $112.53. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

Are investors shorting Expedia Group?

Expedia Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,810,000 shares, an increase of 33.8% from the March 31st total of 5,090,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,490,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.7 days. Currently, 5.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Expedia Group's Short Interest .

When is Expedia Group's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 1st 2024. View our EXPE earnings forecast .

How were Expedia Group's earnings last quarter?

Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 9th. The online travel company reported $1.26 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.85 by $0.59. The online travel company earned $2.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.70 billion. Expedia Group had a net margin of 6.18% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 41.63%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.58 earnings per share. Read the conference call transcript .

Is Expedia Group a good dividend stock?

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.00%. The dividend payout ratio is 25.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, EXPE will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.82% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for EXPE .

What ETFs hold Expedia Group's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) stock in their portfolio include Invesco Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ) , AdvisorShares Hotel ETF (BEDZ) , Hennessy Stance ESG Large Cap ETF (STNC) , Amplify Travel Tech ETF (AWAY) , MicroSectors Travel 3x Leveraged ETN (FLYU) , MicroSectors Travel -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (FLYD) , Global X E-Commerce ETF (EBIZ) and VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO) .

How will Expedia Group's stock buyback program work?

Expedia Group declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, November 2nd 2023, which allows the company to repurchase $5,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 30.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

What is Peter Kern's approval rating as Expedia Group's CEO?

231 employees have rated Expedia Group Chief Executive Officer Peter Kern on Glassdoor.com . Peter Kern has an approval rating of 87% among the company's employees.

What other stocks do shareholders of Expedia Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Expedia Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA) , Walt Disney (DIS) , Alibaba Group (BABA) , Netflix (NFLX) , Tesla (TSLA) , Micron Technology (MU) , Intel (INTC) , Starbucks (SBUX) , Boeing (BA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) .

Who are Expedia Group's major shareholders?

Expedia Group's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Equity Investment Corp (0.35%), Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. (0.32%), Swiss National Bank (0.29%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.25%), Norden Group LLC (0.22%) and Raymond James & Associates (0.17%). Insiders that own company stock include Dara Khosrowshahi , Eric M Hart , Jonathan L Dolgen, Jonathan L Dolgen , Lance A Soliday , Peter M Kern , Robert J Dzielak and Susan C Athey . View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of Expedia Group?

Shares of EXPE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

Does Expedia Group have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiares of Expedia Group: AAE Travel, Apartment Jet, Auto Escape Group, CanadaStays.com, CarRentals.com, Classic Vacation, Cruise LLC, EG Corporate Travel Holdings LLC, Egencia, Expedia Inc., Expedia Lodging Partner Services Sàrl, Expedia.com Limited, HomeAway, HomeAway.com Inc., Hotwire Inc., Interactive Affiliate Network LLC, Liberty Expedia Holdings, Lindsay Broadband, Mobiata, Newtrade Technologies, OneTime, Orbitz LLC, Orbitz Worldwide, Orbitz Worldwide Inc., Orbitz Worldwide LLC, Pillow, SYNERGI Glbl Travel, SilverRail Technologies, Travelocity, Travelscape LLC, Travelscape.com, TripAdvisor, Trivago, Trover, VacationSpot.com, Venere, VirtualTourist, Wotif, and trivago N.V.. Read More

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$112.67

+0.14 (+0.12%)

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Today's Range: $112.58
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$113.32
50-Day Range: $111.54
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$138.99
52-Week Range: $88.81
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$160.05

Volume: 48,087 shs
Average Volume: 2.62 million shs
Market Capitalization: $15.36 billion

P/E Ratio: 21.10
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $149.12

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Expedia Group MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Hold
2.38 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 32.5% Upside
$149.12 Price Target
Short Interest: Bearish
5.24% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: -2.80
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: -0.22
Based on 57 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$702,378 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 29.59%
From $9.70 to $12.57 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.93 out of 5 stars

Retail/Wholesale Sector

5th out of 205 stocks

Transportation Services Industry

1st out of 15 stocks

4.2

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Expedia Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 16 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Expedia Group has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.
Read more about Expedia Group's stock forecast and price target.

2.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
5.24% of the float of Expedia Group has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Expedia Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Expedia Group has recently increased by 33.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Expedia Group does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Expedia Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Expedia Group is 25.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Expedia Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.82% next year. This indicates that Expedia Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read more about Expedia Group's dividend.

1.7

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Expedia Group has received a -13.67% net impact score from Upright. Expedia uses resources or causes negative impacts mostly in categories "Scarce human capital", "GHG emissions", and "Biodiversity". The negative contribution in the "GHG emissions" impact category seems to be driven mostly by its "Car rental sites and applications", "Homestay services", and "Hotel booking sites and applications" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Expedia Group is -2.80.

1.5

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Expedia Group has a news sentiment score of -0.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 57 news articles for Expedia Group this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
32 people have searched for EXPE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 220% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 8 people have added Expedia Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Expedia Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $702,378.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 8.07% of the stock of Expedia Group is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
90.76% of the stock of Expedia Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.
Read more about Expedia Group's insider trading history.

4.4

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Expedia Group are expected to grow by 29.59% in the coming year, from $9.70 to $12.57 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Expedia Group is 21.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 145.74.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Expedia Group is 21.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 27.05.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Expedia Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.35. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Expedia Group has a P/B Ratio of 5.51. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.
Read more about Expedia Group's valuation and earnings.

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About Expedia Group Stock (NASDAQ:EXPE)

Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through B2C, B2B, and trivago segments. Its B2C segment includes Brand Expedia, a full-service online travel brand offers various travel products and services; Hotels.com for lodging accommodations; Vrbo, an online marketplace for the alternative accommodations; Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com and CarRentals.com. The company's B2B segment provides various travel and non-travel companies including airlines, offline travel agents, online retailers, corporate travel management, and financial institutions who leverage its travel technology and tap into its diverse supply to augment their offerings and market Expedia Group rates and availabilities to its travelers. Its trivago segment, a hotel metasearch website, which send referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from hotel metasearch websites. In addition, the company provides brand advertising through online and offline channels, loyalty programs, mobile apps, and search engine marketing, as well as metasearch, social media, direct and personalized traveler communications on its websites, and through direct e-mail communication with its travelers. The company was formerly known as Expedia, Inc. and changed its name to Expedia Group, Inc. in March 2018. Expedia Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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