Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report released on Saturday morning.

EXPE has been the topic of several other research reports. DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $174.00 to $218.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $280.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $206.00 to $281.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. KeyCorp assumed coverage on Expedia Group in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. They issued a “sector weight” rating for the company. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Expedia Group from $200.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and twenty-two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.31.

Expedia Group Trading Down 7.7%

Shares of EXPE opened at $244.16 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $225.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $197.00. Expedia Group has a twelve month low of $130.01 and a twelve month high of $279.61. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $29.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.58.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last announced 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. The company had revenue of $4.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.28 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 56.25% and a net margin of 7.94%.The firm’s revenue was up 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $6.13 earnings per share. Expedia Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Expedia Group will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Expedia Group

In related news, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 13th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $8,379,489.90. The trade was a 8.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 852 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.88, for a total value of $175,409.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 12,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,477,971.68. This represents a 6.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 9.13% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Expedia Group

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in Expedia Group during the 4th quarter worth $408,000. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in Expedia Group by 62.5% in the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,158 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $363,000 after purchasing an additional 830 shares in the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp bought a new stake in Expedia Group in the first quarter valued at about $528,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its stake in Expedia Group by 4.0% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 6,786 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $1,141,000 after buying an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in Expedia Group by 2,175.0% during the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 273 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 261 shares in the last quarter. 90.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.