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

Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirty-nine research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Twenty-two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, fourteen have given a buy recommendation and three have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $265.3125.

A number of research analysts have commented on EXPE shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Thursday, November 13th. DA Davidson set a $294.00 price target on Expedia Group in a research report on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Expedia Group from $253.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Argus lifted their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $200.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th.

Insider Transactions at Expedia Group

In other Expedia Group news, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $271.55, for a total value of $814,650.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 30,858 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,379,489.90. This trade represents a 8.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 9.13% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Expedia Group

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Expedia Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $663,882,000. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 24,899.5% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,808,466 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $386,560,000 after purchasing an additional 1,801,232 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 102.0% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,917,669 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $492,152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,473,386 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Expedia Group during the first quarter valued at approximately $227,174,000. Finally, LSV Asset Management boosted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 497.0% during the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 871,837 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $147,061,000 after buying an additional 725,797 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

Expedia Group Price Performance

Shares of EXPE stock opened at $240.00 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $225.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $197.55. The firm has a market cap of $29.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.58. Expedia Group has a 1-year low of $130.01 and a 1-year high of $279.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The online travel company reported $7.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.10 by $0.47. The business had revenue of $4.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.28 billion. Expedia Group had a net margin of 7.94% and a return on equity of 56.25%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $6.13 EPS. Expedia Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Expedia Group will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 19th. Expedia Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.31%.

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.