Expedia Group's (EXPE) Hold (C) Rating Reaffirmed at Weiss Ratings

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "hold (c)" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Weiss Ratings in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on EXPE. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $210.00 price target on Expedia Group in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen raised Expedia Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price target on Expedia Group from $135.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Expedia Group presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $209.00.

Expedia Group Price Performance

Shares of EXPE stock opened at $212.41 on Wednesday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $211.05 and its 200-day moving average is $182.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.28 billion, a PE ratio of 26.03, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.56. Expedia Group has a 52 week low of $130.01 and a 52 week high of $240.98.

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

Insider Transactions at Expedia Group

In other news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 3,306 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owned 77,075 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,479,743. This trade represents a 4.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 852 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.88, for a total transaction of $175,409.76. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 12,036 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,477,971.68. This represents a 6.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 9,816 shares of company stock valued at $2,009,132 in the last ninety days. 9.13% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Expedia Group

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Spire Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 114.3% in 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 during the last quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. GFG Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 212.7% in the 3rd quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 172 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.76% of the company's stock.

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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