Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) CAO Sells $210,619.92 in Stock

Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) CAO Lance Soliday sold 849 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.08, for a total value of $210,619.92. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 11,662 shares in the company, valued at $2,893,108.96. This trade represents a 6.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Expedia Group Trading Up 0.7%

NASDAQ:EXPE traded up $1.65 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $249.14. The company had a trading volume of 2,876,588 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,074,222. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $130.01 and a 1 year high of $279.61. The company has a market cap of $30.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a 50-day moving average of $227.12 and a 200 day moving average of $199.13. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14.

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

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 19th. Expedia Group’s payout ratio is presently 15.31%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Susquehanna increased their price target 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. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Expedia Group from $205.00 to $250.00 in a report on Friday, November 7th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Expedia Group from $220.00 to $270.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Mizuho lifted their target price on Expedia Group from $240.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $210.00 price target on Expedia Group in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and twenty-four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $265.31.

Institutional Trading of Expedia Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXPE. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 0.7% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,304,305 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $2,581,530,000 after buying an additional 102,494 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Expedia Group during the 2nd quarter worth about $663,882,000. Windacre Partnership LLC lifted its stake in Expedia Group by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter. Windacre Partnership LLC now owns 3,682,100 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $787,049,000 after acquiring an additional 309,900 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Expedia Group by 25.0% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,645,732 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $779,275,000 after acquiring an additional 728,063 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Expedia Group by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,414,935 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $574,364,000 after acquiring an additional 58,244 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

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.