Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE Shares Acquired by Franklin Resources Inc.

Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 24.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 208,511 shares of the online travel company’s stock after buying an additional 41,319 shares during the quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. owned 0.16% of Expedia Group worth $35,172,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,346 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $227,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Expedia Group by 0.4% during the second quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 16,789 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $2,832,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Consilio Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Expedia Group by 4.1% during the second quarter. Consilio Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,786 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $305,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Horizon Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Expedia Group by 4.4% during the first quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 1,780 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $299,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Moody National Bank Trust Division grew its position in Expedia Group by 1.7% in the second quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 4,868 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $821,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 849 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.08, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 6.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $271.55, for a total transaction of $814,650.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 30,858 shares in the company, valued at $8,379,489.90. This trade represents a 8.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 9.13% of the company’s stock.

Expedia Group Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of Expedia Group stock opened at $257.62 on Thursday. 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 $31.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $228.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $200.81.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The online travel company reported $7.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.10 by $0.47. The company had revenue of $4.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.28 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 56.25% and a net margin of 7.94%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous 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, analysts expect that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on EXPE shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their price objective on Expedia Group from $290.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Expedia Group from $209.00 to $234.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Expedia Group from $280.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Citigroup lifted their price target on Expedia Group from $206.00 to $281.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $220.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and twenty-four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $265.31.

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.