Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) Receives $207.77 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the thirty-four ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty have given a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $209.00.

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on EXPE shares. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $210.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, August 8th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $177.00 to $206.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Barclays increased their target price on Expedia Group from $190.00 to $197.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on Expedia Group from $211.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Expedia Group

In other news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 2,658 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.57, for a total transaction of $546,405.06. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 74,417 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,297,902.69. This trade represents a 3.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 852 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.88, for a total value of $175,409.76. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 12,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,477,971.68. The trade was a 6.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 9,816 shares of company stock valued at $2,009,132 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 9.13% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Expedia Group

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Expedia Group during the 2nd quarter worth $663,882,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Expedia Group by 102.0% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,917,669 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $492,152,000 after acquiring an additional 1,473,386 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Expedia Group during the first quarter valued at about $227,174,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Expedia Group by 3,369.4% during the first quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 1,029,117 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $172,995,000 after purchasing an additional 999,454 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management lifted its stake in Expedia Group by 497.0% during the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 871,837 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $147,061,000 after purchasing an additional 725,797 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

Expedia Group Price Performance

Expedia Group stock opened at $223.83 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $209.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $181.71. Expedia Group has a 12 month low of $130.01 and a 12 month high of $240.98. The company has a market cap of $27.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.43, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.56. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14.

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

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

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

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.