Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Rating Lowered to Buy at Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen downgraded Expedia Group from “strong buy” to “buy,” while broader analyst sentiment remains “hold,” with 18 buy, 21 hold and one sell rating and a consensus price target of $315.24.
• Expedia shares opened at $274.22, and the company recently exceeded quarterly expectations with adjusted earnings of $5.76 per share and revenue of $4.32 billion, up 14% year over year.
• Insiders sold nearly 12,000 shares worth about $3.9 million during the past quarter, while institutional investors own approximately 90.76% of the company’s stock.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note issued on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Morgan Stanley downgraded Expedia Group from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and set a $235.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Expedia Group from $290.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Expedia Group from a "hold (c)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Argus increased their price objective on Expedia Group from $270.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Expedia Group from $307.00 to $275.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $315.24.

Expedia Group Stock Up 1.5%

Expedia Group stock opened at $274.22 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21. The firm has a market cap of $32.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.10, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.36. The business has a fifty day moving average of $295.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $262.81. Expedia Group has a twelve month low of $185.34 and a twelve month high of $342.00.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The online travel company reported $5.76 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $5.22 by $0.54. Expedia Group had a net margin of 12.97% and a return on equity of 87.32%. The business had revenue of $4.32 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.17 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.24 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 14.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Expedia Group will post 17.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Expedia Group

In other Expedia Group news, insider Robert Dzielak sold 1,004 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $335.00, for a total value of $336,340.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 104,331 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,950,885. This represents a 0.95% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Lance Soliday sold 2,810 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $323.65, for a total transaction of $909,456.50. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 12,006 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,885,741.90. This represents a 18.97% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 11,950 shares of company stock worth $3,881,995 over the last quarter. 5.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Expedia Group

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 104.1% during the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,191,528 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $275,112,000 after purchasing an additional 607,698 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Expedia Group by 1.5% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,190,874 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $274,948,000 after purchasing an additional 17,378 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Expedia Group by 13.3% during the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,069,524 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $246,942,000 after purchasing an additional 125,749 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in Expedia Group by 67.7% during the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 780,140 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $199,622,000 after purchasing an additional 314,984 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the second quarter worth $166,203,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.76% of the company's stock.

Trending Headlines about Expedia Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Expedia Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expedia expanded its One Key loyalty program with airport-lounge access and fare protection for qualifying flight disruptions. The additions could improve customer retention, increase loyalty-program engagement and support bookings across Expedia’s travel brands. Expedia Adds Lounge Access and Fare Protection to One Key
• Positive Sentiment: Qantas Loyalty selected Expedia Group as a partner for its Hotels & Holidays platform. The agreement could broaden Expedia’s distribution and provide access to Qantas’ sizable customer and loyalty base. Qantas Loyalty partners with Expedia Group
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlighted Expedia as a strong growth stock, while another report argued that expanding benefits in One Key may leave EXPE undervalued. The bullish case is supported by Expedia’s latest quarterly results, which exceeded earnings and revenue expectations and showed 14% year-over-year revenue growth. Why Expedia Is a Strong Growth Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Expedia will release its third-quarter 2026 results on November 4, giving investors a near-term catalyst to assess booking trends, margins and management’s outlook. Expedia Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short interest of zero shares implies no measurable short-selling pressure, but the figure appears anomalous and should not be treated as a meaningful change in investor positioning without confirmation.
• Negative Sentiment: Goldman Sachs lowered its EXPE price target to $310 from $370, and Wells Fargo also reduced its target. The cuts may weigh on sentiment by signaling more limited upside, despite the analysts’ valuation still potentially remaining above the current trading level. Goldman Sachs Adjusts Expedia Price Target

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group, Inc is an online travel company that connects travelers with a broad range of travel products and services. Its platforms support the search, comparison and booking of lodging, air travel, car rentals, cruises, vacation packages, activities and other travel-related offerings.

The company operates a portfolio of consumer brands that includes Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Travelocity, Orbitz, Wotif and ebookers. Through these brands, Expedia Group serves individual travelers, property owners, travel suppliers and business partners across markets in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international regions.

Expedia Group traces its origins to Expedia, which was established within Microsoft in 1996 and became an independent public company in 1999.

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