Susquehanna Raises Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Price Target to $265.00

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) had its price objective boosted by Susquehanna from $200.00 to $265.00 in a report issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “neutral” rating on the online travel company’s stock. Susquehanna’s target price indicates a potential upside of 2.61% from the company’s current price.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on EXPE. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $200.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $212.00 to $272.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. BTIG Research boosted their price target on Expedia Group from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Expedia Group from $185.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, KeyCorp assumed coverage on Expedia Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. They set a “sector weight” rating for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and twenty-three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Expedia Group has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $255.10.

Expedia Group Stock Up 17.5%

EXPE stock opened at $258.25 on Monday. Expedia Group has a fifty-two week low of $130.01 and a fifty-two week high of $264.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.65, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.58. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $219.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $192.58.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 852 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.88, for a total transaction of $175,409.76. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 12,036 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,477,971.68. The trade was a 6.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 3,306 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $663,977.04. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 77,075 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,479,743. This represents a 4.11% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 9,816 shares of company stock valued at $2,009,132. Insiders own 9.13% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Expedia Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the third quarter worth about $220,000. Essex Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Expedia Group during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $210,000. Cercano Management LLC bought a new position in Expedia Group during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $271,000. Syon Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 83.9% in the 3rd quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 4,844 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $1,035,000 after purchasing an additional 2,210 shares during the period. Finally, Ingalls & Snyder LLC boosted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Ingalls & Snyder LLC now owns 143,739 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $30,724,000 after purchasing an additional 1,311 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.