Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE Stake Lifted by D.A. Davidson & CO.

D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its stake in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 94.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 22,024 shares of the online travel company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,726 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $3,715,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Expedia Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Expedia Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. GFG Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Expedia Group during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new stake in Expedia Group during the second quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Expedia Group during the first quarter worth approximately $34,000. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Expedia Group

In other Expedia Group news, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.78, for a total value of $623,340.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 33,858 shares in the company, valued at $7,035,015.24. This represents a 8.14% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 852 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.88, for a total transaction of $175,409.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 12,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,477,971.68. The trade was a 6.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 9,816 shares of company stock worth $2,009,132. 9.13% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Expedia Group Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:EXPE opened at $218.85 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.75. The company has a market cap of $27.08 billion, a PE ratio of 26.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.56. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $130.01 and a 52 week high of $240.98. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $217.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $186.83.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The online travel company reported $4.24 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.13 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $3.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.70 billion. Expedia Group had a net margin of 7.94% and a return on equity of 56.25%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.51 EPS. Expedia Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 28th were given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 28th. Expedia Group’s dividend payout ratio is 19.61%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on EXPE. Susquehanna raised their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $210.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Monday, August 11th. Finally, BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Expedia Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $212.79.

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.