Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Purchases 163 Shares of Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 4,770 shares of the online travel company’s stock after buying an additional 163 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $805,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Altman Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Altman Advisors Inc. now owns 13,338 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $2,093,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Consilio Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Consilio Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,786 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $305,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the period. Horizon Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 1,780 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $299,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. Moody National Bank Trust Division boosted its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 4,868 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $821,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the period. Finally, SVB Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. SVB Wealth LLC now owns 2,408 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $405,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. 90.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, August 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $190.00 to $197.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Truist Financial set a $210.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Monday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $210.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $214.29.

Expedia Group Stock Up 0.3%

EXPE opened at $220.47 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $218.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $189.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.75. Expedia Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $130.01 and a twelve month high of $240.98. The firm has a market cap of $27.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.02, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.56.

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

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 28th were paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 28th. Expedia Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.61%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.78, for a total value of $623,340.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 33,858 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,035,015.24. This trade represents a 8.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 3,306 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $663,977.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 77,075 shares in the company, valued at $15,479,743. This trade represents a 4.11% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 9,816 shares of company stock valued at $2,009,132. 9.13% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.