Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB Has $3.35 Million Position in Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB cut its stake in shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 19,833 shares of the online travel company’s stock after selling 123 shares during the quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB’s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $3,345,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Expedia Group during the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Expedia Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. GFG Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Expedia Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH acquired a new position in shares of Expedia Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Expedia Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $34,000. 90.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EXPE has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $200.00 price objective on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $210.00 price objective on Expedia Group in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price target on Expedia Group from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $209.00.

Expedia Group Stock Up 3.5%

EXPE stock opened at $223.12 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $213.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $183.42. Expedia Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $130.01 and a fifty-two week high of $240.98. 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 $27.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.56.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The online travel company reported $4.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.13 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $3.79 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.70 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 56.25% and a net margin of 7.94%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.51 EPS. Expedia Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 28th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 28th. Expedia Group’s payout ratio is currently 19.61%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Expedia Group news, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.78, for a total transaction of $623,340.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 33,858 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,035,015.24. The trade was a 8.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 2,658 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.57, for a total value of $546,405.06. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 74,417 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,297,902.69. This represents a 3.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 9,816 shares of company stock valued at $2,009,132. Corporate insiders own 9.13% of the company’s stock.

Expedia Group Company 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.