Analysts Offer Predictions for Expedia Group FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Analysts at Wedbush have revised their FY2025 earnings per share estimate for Expedia Group to $13.90, slightly up from $13.85, with a Neutral rating and a price target of $165.00.
• Expedia Group recently reported a quarterly earnings miss with an EPS of $0.40, falling short of the consensus estimate of $0.42, while its revenue for the quarter was $2.99 billion, below expectations of $3.02 billion.
• Recent analyst ratings show a consensus rating of Hold for Expedia Group, with recommendations varying between sell, hold, and buy ratings across different firms.

Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Wedbush lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Expedia Group in a research note issued to investors on Friday, July 25th. Wedbush analyst S. Devitt now forecasts that the online travel company will post earnings of $13.90 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $13.85. Wedbush has a "Neutral" rating and a $165.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Expedia Group's current full-year earnings is $12.28 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Expedia Group's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.86 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $17.72 EPS.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The online travel company reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by ($0.02). Expedia Group had a net margin of 8.48% and a return on equity of 52.60%. The company had revenue of $2.99 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.02 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.21 earnings per share. Expedia Group's revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis.

EXPE has been the topic of a number of other reports. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $194.00 to $170.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 28th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Wednesday. Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $175.00 to $168.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Expedia Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, July 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have assigned a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $188.92.

Expedia Group Price Performance

Shares of EXPE opened at $187.34 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $23.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.57. Expedia Group has a fifty-two week low of $110.20 and a fifty-two week high of $207.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.92. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $172.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $172.55.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Expedia Group

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EXPE. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the fourth quarter worth about $408,000. Korea Investment CORP grew its position in Expedia Group by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 114,690 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $21,370,000 after buying an additional 11,379 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Expedia Group by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 199,327 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $37,093,000 after acquiring an additional 19,825 shares during the last quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co lifted its holdings in Expedia Group by 15.0% in the 4th quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 12,966 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $2,416,000 after acquiring an additional 1,690 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NEOS Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Expedia Group by 26.9% in the 4th quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 5,844 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $1,089,000 after acquiring an additional 1,240 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.76% of the company's stock.

Expedia Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 29th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 29th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.85%. Expedia Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 18.87%.

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.

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