3,375 Shares in Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE Acquired by Caxton Associates LLP

Key Points

• Caxton Associates LLP made a new investment in Expedia Group, acquiring 3,375 shares valued at approximately $567,000 during the first quarter.
• Several institutional investors, including McClarren Financial Advisors and Atlas Capital Advisors, have also initiated positions, contributing to insider ownership hitting 90.76%.
• Expedia Group has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, representing an annualized yield of 0.7%, which will be distributed on September 18th.

Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 3,375 shares of the online travel company's stock, valued at approximately $567,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 26.6% during the first quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,607 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $774,000 after acquiring an additional 968 shares during the period. Kestra Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Expedia Group by 79.0% in the first quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC now owns 6,093 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $1,024,000 after purchasing an additional 2,690 shares during the last quarter. Stance Capital LLC bought a new stake in Expedia Group in the first quarter valued at about $3,441,000. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd increased its holdings in Expedia Group by 8.9% in the first quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd now owns 14,982 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $2,518,000 after purchasing an additional 1,230 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Plancorp LLC bought a new stake in Expedia Group in the first quarter valued at about $201,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.76% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Expedia Group news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 852 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 owned 12,036 shares in the company, valued at $2,477,971.68. This trade represents a 6.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 3,306 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total value of $663,977.04. Following 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 9,816 shares of company stock worth $2,009,132 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 9.13% of the company's stock.

Expedia Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EXPE traded down $3.91 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $224.33. 760,789 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,037,836. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.57. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $198.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $176.86. 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 fifty-two week low of $130.01 and a fifty-two week high of $229.00.

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. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 56.25% and a net margin of 7.94%.The firm had revenue of $3.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.70 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.51 EPS. The company's revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 28th will be paid 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 is Thursday, August 28th. Expedia Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.61%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on EXPE shares. Wedbush upped their price objective on Expedia Group from $175.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Benchmark upped their price objective on Expedia Group from $215.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Expedia Group from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Barclays upped their price objective on Expedia Group from $190.00 to $197.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Expedia Group from $175.00 to $168.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $205.63.

Expedia Group Company 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.