Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Price Target Raised to $300.00 at B. Riley

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) had its target price boosted by B. Riley from $260.00 to $300.00 in a research note published on Friday,MarketScreener reports. B. Riley currently has a buy rating on the online travel company’s stock.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Expedia Group from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. UBS Group upped their target price on Expedia Group from $209.00 to $234.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $210.00 price target on Expedia Group in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and twenty-three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Expedia Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $253.00.

Expedia Group Price Performance

EXPE stock traded up $38.55 during trading on Friday, hitting $258.25. The stock had a trading volume of 7,650,683 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,026,855. The stock has a market cap of $31.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.58. 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’s 50 day moving average price is $219.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $192.05. Expedia Group has a 1-year low of $130.01 and a 1-year high of $264.20.

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

Expedia Group Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Expedia Group

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Expedia Group

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in Expedia Group by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 6,201 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $1,325,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 4.3% during the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,346 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $227,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 8.0% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 745 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $159,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Millington Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 0.4% in the third quarter. Millington Financial Advisors LLC now owns 13,308 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $2,870,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 43.2% in the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 189 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.