Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) had its price objective upped by research analysts at Citigroup from $177.00 to $206.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a "neutral" rating on the online travel company's stock. Citigroup's target price would indicate a potential upside of 1.38% from the stock's previous close.
A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Truist Financial cut their price target 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. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $190.00 to $197.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $182.00 to $209.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have given a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Expedia Group presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $205.63.
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Expedia Group Stock Up 5.5%
Shares of EXPE opened at $203.19 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $177.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $173.03. The company has a market cap of $25.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.90, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.61. Expedia Group has a one year low of $126.46 and a one year high of $213.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.73.
Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The online travel company reported $4.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.13 by $0.11. Expedia Group had a net margin of 7.94% and a return on equity of 56.25%. The firm had revenue of $3.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.70 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.51 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Expedia Group will post 12.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Spire Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Expedia Group by 114.3% during the 2nd quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 150 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Expedia Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Expedia Group during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Expedia Group during the first quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, GFG Capital LLC bought a new stake in Expedia Group during the second quarter worth about $29,000. 90.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
About Expedia Group
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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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