Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) CAO Sells 849 Shares

Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) CAO Lance Soliday sold 849 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.08, for a total value of $210,619.92. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 11,662 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,893,108.96. This represents a 6.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Expedia Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EXPE traded up $1.65 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $249.14. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,876,588 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,074,222. The firm has a market cap of $30.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.58. Expedia Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $130.01 and a fifty-two week high of $279.61. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $227.12 and its 200-day moving average is $199.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The online travel company reported $7.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.10 by $0.47. The business had revenue of $4.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.28 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 56.25% and a net margin of 7.94%.The company’s revenue was up 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $6.13 EPS. Expedia Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 19th. Expedia Group’s payout ratio is currently 15.31%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Spire Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 114.3% during the second quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 150 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Expedia Group during the first quarter worth about $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Expedia Group during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. GFG Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Expedia Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Expedia Group in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on EXPE shares. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $220.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price target on Expedia Group from $290.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on Expedia Group in a report on Monday. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. Oppenheimer upped their target price on Expedia Group from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $205.00 to $250.00 in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and twenty-four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Expedia Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $265.31.

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.