Mather Group LLC. Has $91,000 Stock Holdings in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE)

Mather Group LLC. boosted its stake in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 42.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 543 shares of the online travel company’s stock after purchasing an additional 161 shares during the quarter. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $91,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Sava Infond d.o.o. acquired a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Prudent Man Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Optiver Holding B.V. acquired a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the fourth quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the fourth quarter valued at about $45,000. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Expedia Group Stock Performance

Shares of EXPE stock opened at $176.65 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $22.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.83, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.92, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.73. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $110.20 and a 52 week high of $207.73. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $166.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $172.89.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The online travel company reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.42 by ($0.02). Expedia Group had a net margin of 8.48% and a return on equity of 52.60%. The business had revenue of $2.99 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.02 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.21 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Expedia Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 29th were given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.91%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 29th. Expedia Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.87%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on EXPE shares. Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $165.00 price objective (down from $180.00) on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, May 9th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $143.00 to $149.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Expedia Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 28th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $175.00 to $168.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, Oppenheimer dropped their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $230.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have issued a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Expedia Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $186.08.

Expedia Group Profile

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.