Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $315.24

Key Points

• Analyst sentiment is mixed: Expedia Group has a consensus “Hold” rating from 40 analysts, with 21 holds, 18 buys and one sell. The average 12-month price target is $315.24, although Wells Fargo recently cut its target to $275.
• Recent financial results beat expectations: Expedia reported quarterly earnings of $5.76 per share versus the $5.22 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 14% year over year to $4.32 billion.
• Investor positioning remains important: Institutional investors own 90.76% of the stock, while insiders sold 11,950 shares worth approximately $3.88 million during the last quarter. Shares opened at $274.22, below the consensus target but within a 12-month range of $185.34 to $342.00.

Shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) have earned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the forty ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twenty-one have issued a hold recommendation and eighteen have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $315.24.

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Expedia Group from $307.00 to $275.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets restated a "market perform" rating and set a $285.00 price target on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings raised Expedia Group from a "hold (c)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on Expedia Group from $255.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Bank of America reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Thursday, August 6th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Expedia Group

In related news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 1,004 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.00, for a total transaction of $336,340.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 104,331 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,950,885. The trade was a 0.95% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,133 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $328.52, for a total value of $1,029,253.16. Following the sale, the director owned 29,832 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,800,408.64. This represents a 9.50% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 11,950 shares of company stock valued at $3,881,995. Company insiders own 5.20% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Expedia Group

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 4.4% during the third quarter. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. now owns 9,372 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $2,468,000 after purchasing an additional 395 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 49.4% during the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 1,382 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $373,000 after purchasing an additional 457 shares during the period. Riversedge Advisors LLC grew its position in Expedia Group by 29.6% during the 3rd quarter. Riversedge Advisors LLC now owns 3,025 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $797,000 after purchasing an additional 691 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital raised its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 24.8% during the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 1,914 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $517,000 after buying an additional 380 shares during the period. Finally, Cadent Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Expedia Group in the 3rd quarter valued at about $200,000. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Expedia Group News

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

Expedia Group Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NASDAQ EXPE opened at $274.22 on Friday. Expedia Group has a 12 month low of $185.34 and a 12 month high of $342.00. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21. The company has a market cap of $32.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.10, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.36. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $295.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $262.81.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The online travel company reported $5.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 analyst estimates of $4.17 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $4.24 EPS. Expedia Group's revenue was up 14.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Expedia Group will post 17.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 27th were paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 27th. Expedia Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 11.97%.

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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