Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Now Covered by Analysts at BNP Paribas Exane

Equities research analysts at BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) in a report released on Monday. The firm set a “neutral” rating on the online travel company’s stock.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on EXPE. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Expedia Group from $240.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. CICC Research upgraded shares of Expedia Group from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $271.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, November 10th. DA Davidson set a $294.00 price objective on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $206.00 to $281.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Benchmark lifted their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $265.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and twenty-four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $265.31.

Expedia Group Stock Up 5.4%

EXPE stock opened at $247.49 on Monday. Expedia Group has a fifty-two week low of $130.01 and a fifty-two week high of $279.61. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $227.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $199.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.75. The company has a market capitalization of $30.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.58.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Expedia Group

In related news, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $271.55, for a total transaction of $814,650.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 30,858 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,379,489.90. This trade represents a 8.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 9.13% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Expedia Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Spire Wealth Management lifted 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 valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Expedia Group in the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Expedia Group during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. GFG Capital LLC bought a new position in Expedia Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Expedia Group during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

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.