Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Expedia Group, Inc. has received an average recommendation of "Hold" from 36 brokerages, with 1 sell rating, 22 hold ratings, 10 buy ratings, and 3 strong buy ratings.
• The company's stock price target averages approximately $212.79, with a recent share price of $218.85 and a market capitalization of $27.08 billion.
• Expedia reported earnings of $4.24 per share for the last quarter, exceeding expectations and demonstrating a 6.4% revenue increase year-over-year.

Shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of "Hold" by the thirty-six ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-two have assigned a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $212.7857.

Several research firms recently issued reports on EXPE. Mizuho began coverage on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $240.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Cowen restated a "hold" rating on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $211.00 to $212.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd.

Expedia Group Price Performance

Shares of EXPE stock opened at $218.85 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $27.08 billion, a PE ratio of 26.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.56. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $217.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $186.83. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14. Expedia Group has a twelve month low of $130.01 and a twelve month high of $240.98.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The online travel company reported $4.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.13 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $3.79 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.70 billion. Expedia Group had a net margin of 7.94% and a return on equity of 56.25%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.51 earnings per share. Expedia Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Expedia Group will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 28th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 28th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Expedia Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.61%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 3,306 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $663,977.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 77,075 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,479,743. This trade represents a 4.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.78, for a total transaction of $623,340.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 33,858 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,035,015.24. This represents a 8.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders 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

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EXPE. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the second quarter worth approximately $663,882,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 102.0% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,917,669 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $492,152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,473,386 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the first quarter worth approximately $227,174,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its position 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 purchasing an additional 999,454 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management lifted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 497.0% in the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 871,837 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $147,061,000 after purchasing an additional 725,797 shares in the last quarter. 90.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Expedia Group

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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