ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. Purchases 1,200 Shares of Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE

Key Points

• ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. increased its stake in Expedia Group, Inc. by 13.4%, acquiring an additional 1,200 shares to bring its total to 10,158 shares valued at approximately $1.71 million.
• Brokerages have recently adjusted their price targets for Expedia Group, with Royal Bank of Canada and B. Riley increasing their targets to $200 and $260, respectively, indicating positive analyst sentiment around the stock.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, reflecting a 0.7% yield and a payout ratio of 19.61%.

ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. raised its position in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Free Report) by 13.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,158 shares of the online travel company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,200 shares during the quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V.'s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $1,713,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. First Pacific Financial raised its position in Expedia Group by 60.0% in the second quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 240 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. QTR Family Wealth LLC bought a new position in Expedia Group in the second quarter valued at about $281,000. One Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Expedia Group by 15.2% in the second quarter. One Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,618 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $610,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. Poinciana Advisors Group LLC bought a new position in Expedia Group in the second quarter valued at about $202,000. Finally, Washington Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Expedia Group in the second quarter valued at about $422,000. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on EXPE. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Expedia Group from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. B. Riley increased their price target on Expedia Group from $222.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Cowen reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Barclays increased their price target on Expedia Group from $190.00 to $197.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $208.96.

Insider Activity at Expedia Group

In related news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 3,306 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $663,977.04. Following the transaction, the insider owned 77,075 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,479,743. The trade was a 4.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.78, for a total value of $623,340.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 33,858 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,035,015.24. The trade was a 8.14% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 9,816 shares of company stock valued at $2,009,132 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 9.13% of the company's stock.

Expedia Group Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of Expedia Group stock opened at $219.23 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.75. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $130.01 and a 52 week high of $229.00. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $208.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $181.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.12 billion, a PE ratio of 26.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.56.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.13 by $0.11. The company 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%.Expedia Group's quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.51 earnings per share. Expedia Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 28th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Expedia Group's payout ratio is presently 19.61%.

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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