Applied Finance Capital Management LLC Buys Shares of 3,347 Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE

Key Points

• Applied Finance Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Expedia Group, purchasing 3,347 shares valued at approximately $565,000 during the second quarter.
• Expedia Group reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $4.24, surpassing analysts' estimates, with revenue reaching $3.79 billion, a 6.4% increase year-over-year.
• The company's quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, announced on August 28th, reflects an annualized dividend yield of 0.7%.

Applied Finance Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 3,347 shares of the online travel company's stock, valued at approximately $565,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Expedia Group in the first quarter valued at $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Expedia Group in the first quarter valued at $28,000. GFG Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Expedia Group in the second quarter valued at $29,000. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH acquired a new stake in Expedia Group in the second quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Expedia Group in the first quarter valued at $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.76% of the company's stock.

Expedia Group Trading Up 0.6%

Expedia Group stock opened at $214.76 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $26.57 billion, a PE ratio of 26.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.56. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $215.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $184.30. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $130.01 and a 52 week high of $240.98. 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 (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The online travel company reported $4.24 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.13 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $3.79 billion during 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 posted $3.51 EPS. Expedia Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

EXPE has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Oppenheimer reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, August 8th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Friday. Cantor Fitzgerald restated a "neutral" rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $174.00 to $218.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $210.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Expedia Group presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $211.22.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Expedia Group news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 852 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.88, for a total value of $175,409.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 12,036 shares in the company, valued at $2,477,971.68. The trade was a 6.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 2,658 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.57, for a total value of $546,405.06. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 74,417 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,297,902.69. This trade represents a 3.45% decrease in their position. 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. 9.13% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Expedia Group 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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