TD Cowen Boosts Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Price Target to $256.00

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) had its target price hoisted by stock analysts at TD Cowen from $220.00 to $256.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. TD Cowen’s target price indicates a potential downside of 0.87% from the company’s previous close.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Expedia Group from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Expedia Group from $177.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Truist Financial set a $210.00 price target on Expedia Group in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $185.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $290.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and twenty-three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $253.00.

Expedia Group Stock Up 17.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:EXPE opened at $258.25 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $219.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $192.05. The firm has a market cap of $31.95 billion, a PE ratio of 31.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.58. Expedia Group has a 12-month low of $130.01 and a 12-month high of $264.20.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $4.41 billion for 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 firm’s revenue was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $6.13 EPS. Expedia Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Expedia Group will post 12.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Expedia Group news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 3,306 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $663,977.04. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 77,075 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,479,743. The trade was a 4.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s 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 directly owned 33,858 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,035,015.24. This trade represents a 8.14% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 9,816 shares of company stock worth $2,009,132. Corporate insiders own 9.13% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Expedia Group

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Expedia Group in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $663,882,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 102.0% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,917,669 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $492,152,000 after buying an additional 1,473,386 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the 1st quarter valued at $227,174,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 3,369.4% in 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 acquiring an additional 999,454 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 725,797 shares in the last quarter. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.