Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Stock Rating Reaffirmed as “Buy” by BTIG Research

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by equities researchers at BTIG Research in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $400.00 price target on the online travel company’s stock. BTIG Research’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 54.52% from the company’s current price.

EXPE has been the subject of a number of other reports. B. Riley Financial increased their price target on Expedia Group from $350.00 to $390.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Evercore set a $430.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $290.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Benchmark boosted their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $290.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Expedia Group from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 19th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $315.24.

Expedia Group Trading Down 0.5%

EXPE opened at $258.86 on Tuesday. Expedia Group has a fifty-two week low of $185.34 and a fifty-two week high of $342.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.07 billion, a PE ratio of 16.14, a P/E/G ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The company’s 50-day moving average is $296.80 and its 200 day moving average is $262.48.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The online travel company reported $5.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.22 by $0.54. The business had revenue of $4.32 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.17 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 87.32% and a net margin of 12.97%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $4.24 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Expedia Group will post 17.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Expedia Group news, CAO Lance Soliday sold 2,810 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $323.65, for a total value of $909,456.50. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 12,006 shares in the company, valued at $3,885,741.90. The trade was a 18.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Craig Jacobson sold 3,133 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $328.52, for a total value of $1,029,253.16. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 29,832 shares in the company, valued at $9,800,408.64. This represents a 9.50% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 11,950 shares of company stock valued at $3,881,995 over the last ninety days. 5.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Expedia Group

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Deutsche Bank AG raised its position in shares of Expedia Group by 55.0% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,286,093 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $364,363,000 after purchasing an additional 456,176 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Expedia Group by 104.1% in the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,191,528 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $275,112,000 after purchasing an additional 607,698 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,190,874 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $274,948,000 after purchasing an additional 17,378 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 13.3% during the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,069,524 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $246,942,000 after purchasing an additional 125,749 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in Expedia Group by 67.7% during the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 780,140 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $199,622,000 after purchasing an additional 314,984 shares in the last quarter. 90.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Expedia Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Expedia Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expedia Advertising is pursuing a potentially significant opportunity by expanding its advertising business across travel search and booking activity. Management views the market as capable of supporting substantial long-term growth, which could diversify revenue and improve margins. Inside Expedia Advertising’s next $100bn ad opportunity
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to highlight Expedia as a long-term value opportunity. Zacks identified EXPE as a potentially attractive value stock, while BTIG reaffirmed its Buy rating and maintained a $400 price target—well above the reference price—indicating substantial expected upside. Why Expedia is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term BTIG reiterates Buy for Expedia Group
• Positive Sentiment: New One Key benefits—including airport lounge access during delays, faster security processing and fare-drop protection—could strengthen customer loyalty and support bookings across Expedia’s platform. Expedia Makes Flying Easier with One Key Benefits
• Neutral Sentiment: Expedia’s technology partnership with Vervotech and its use of Atlassian tools— including archiving 600,000 Confluence pages and saving about 3,200 work hours annually—illustrate ongoing technology and efficiency initiatives, but are unlikely to materially affect near-term earnings. Vervotech Recognized as an Elite Technology Partner
• Negative Sentiment: Expedia faces an antitrust lawsuit alleging that it restricted hotel pricing practices. Although the claims remain allegations, potential litigation costs, regulatory scrutiny or changes to marketplace practices could pressure margins and create uncertainty for investors. Expedia Faces Antitrust Suit Alleging Hotel Pricing Curbs

Expedia Group Company Profile

Expedia Group, Inc is an online travel company that connects travelers with a broad range of travel products and services. Its platforms support the search, comparison and booking of lodging, air travel, car rentals, cruises, vacation packages, activities and other travel-related offerings.

The company operates a portfolio of consumer brands that includes Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Travelocity, Orbitz, Wotif and ebookers. Through these brands, Expedia Group serves individual travelers, property owners, travel suppliers and business partners across markets in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international regions.

Expedia Group traces its origins to Expedia, which was established within Microsoft in 1996 and became an independent public company in 1999.