Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE Shares Sold by Arizona State Retirement System

Arizona State Retirement System cut its holdings in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 9.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 32,484 shares of the online travel company’s stock after selling 3,512 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System’s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $9,203,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. CI Investments Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 1,735.0% in the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 42,223 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $9,025,000 after buying an additional 39,922 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Expedia Group in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,063,000. Convergence Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Expedia Group in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,001,000. Railway Pension Investments Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 19.6% in the 3rd quarter. Railway Pension Investments Ltd now owns 115,200 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $24,624,000 after buying an additional 18,900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Savant Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 13.9% in the 3rd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 39,700 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $8,486,000 after buying an additional 4,853 shares during the last quarter. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EXPE has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Susquehanna reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Expedia Group from $270.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Expedia Group from $280.00 to $282.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. HSBC upped their price objective on Expedia Group from $365.00 to $387.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Expedia Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twenty-two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Expedia Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $283.23.

Insider Activity

In other Expedia Group news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 8,225 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.82, for a total transaction of $1,816,244.50. Following the sale, the insider owned 102,480 shares in the company, valued at $22,629,633.60. This represents a 7.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 9.13% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Expedia Group News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Expedia Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expedia named Derek Andersen (formerly at Snap) as its new CFO, a hire investors view as bringing strong tech/fintech finance experience that could support execution and margin discipline long term. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage and price-target momentum remain constructive (multiple buy/outperform ratings and a median target above current levels), which provides a supportive backdrop for the stock. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights EXPE as a value-oriented, long-term idea — a narrative that can attract buy-and-hold investors after short-term volatility. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Short interest data reported for April shows effectively zero days to cover based on average volume, so a short-squeeze dynamic is unlikely to amplify moves. (reported April 24)
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and market pieces are focused on the upcoming Q1 earnings release — previews and expectations are circulating but no new guidance changes have been announced yet. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple outlets published routine press/notice items about the CFO appointment (company release / TipRanks coverage), which formalize the change but don’t add incremental detail beyond the hire. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: some outlets reported an immediate share drop (mid-single digits) following the abrupt CFO timing — investors often sell into leadership uncertainty, especially just before earnings. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Broader ownership signals include notable institutional reductions and recent insider sales reported in public databases — these items can weigh on sentiment if investors interpret them as de-risking. Article Title

Expedia Group Trading Up 0.4%

NASDAQ:EXPE opened at $251.44 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $30.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.53, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.33. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $231.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $247.78. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $144.69 and a 1 year high of $303.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.73.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The online travel company reported $3.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.32 by $0.46. The firm had revenue of $3.55 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.41 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 72.23% and a net margin of 8.78%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.39 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 16.69 EPS for the current year.

Expedia Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.48 per share. This is an increase from Expedia Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 5th. Expedia Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.49%.

Expedia Group Profile

Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) is a global travel technology company that operates an online marketplace connecting consumers, travel suppliers and third‑party partners. The company’s platform enables search, comparison and booking of travel products and services, including hotels, airline tickets, vacation rentals, car rentals, cruises and packaged travel. Its portfolio comprises consumer-facing travel brands as well as corporate travel solutions and technology services that serve both leisure and business travelers.

Key offerings include consumer booking platforms and mobile apps that aggregate inventory from hotels, vacation rental managers, airlines and car rental companies, alongside ancillary travel services such as trip insurance and activities.