Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirty-two brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have given a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $207.7692.

EXPE has been the topic of several recent research reports. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $175.00 to $168.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $210.00 price target on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Monday, August 11th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Expedia Group from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Expedia Group

In other Expedia Group news, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.78, for a total value of $623,340.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 33,858 shares in the company, valued at $7,035,015.24. The trade was a 8.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 2,658 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.57, for a total value of $546,405.06. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 74,417 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,297,902.69. This represents a 3.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 9,816 shares of company stock valued at $2,009,132 in the last 90 days. 9.13% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Expedia Group

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Spire Wealth Management increased its holdings in Expedia Group by 114.3% in the second quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 150 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the period. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Expedia Group in the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the first quarter valued at about $28,000. GFG Capital LLC bought a new stake in Expedia Group during the second quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH purchased a new stake in Expedia Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

Expedia Group Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of EXPE stock opened at $220.51 on Tuesday. Expedia Group has a fifty-two week low of $130.01 and a fifty-two week high of $229.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.28 billion, a PE ratio of 27.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.57. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $206.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $180.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.75.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The online travel company reported $4.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.13 by $0.11. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 56.25% and a net margin of 7.94%.The business had revenue of $3.79 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.70 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.51 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Expedia Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts expect that Expedia Group will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 28th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 28th. Expedia Group’s payout ratio is currently 19.61%.

About Expedia Group

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.