Chung Wu Investment Group LLC Acquires 200 Shares of Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE

Chung Wu Investment Group LLC boosted its stake in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 13.3% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,700 shares of the online travel company’s stock after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the quarter. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $287,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Expedia Group by 2.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,201,811 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $2,555,424,000 after buying an additional 394,147 shares during the period. Alkeon Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Expedia Group by 20.2% during the 1st quarter. Alkeon Capital Management LLC now owns 2,375,276 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $399,284,000 after acquiring an additional 398,804 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 174.0% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,444,283 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $235,592,000 after acquiring an additional 917,192 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Expedia Group in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $227,174,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,331,482 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $223,822,000 after purchasing an additional 55,575 shares during the period. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Expedia Group Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of EXPE stock opened at $219.23 on Monday. 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 company has a market cap of $27.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.87, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.56. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $130.01 and a 1 year high of $229.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $208.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $181.36.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last announced its earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $3.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.70 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 56.25% and a net margin of 7.94%.Expedia Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.51 EPS. Expedia Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Expedia Group

In related news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 3,306 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total value of $663,977.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 77,075 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,479,743. This represents a 4.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.78, for a total value of $623,340.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 33,858 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,035,015.24. The trade was a 8.14% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 9,816 shares of company stock valued at $2,009,132 over the last 90 days. 9.13% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on EXPE. Mizuho initiated coverage on Expedia Group in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $240.00 price target on the stock. Benchmark increased their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $215.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued a “positive” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $200.00 price objective on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $208.96.

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.