B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Has $555,000 Stock Position in Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE

Key Points

• B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG significantly reduced its holdings in Expedia Group, trimming its shares by 73% to 3,304 shares, worth approximately $555,000.
• Several institutional investors, including Nuveen LLC and Los Angeles Capital Management, made large acquisitions of EXPE shares, indicating increased interest in the company.
• Expedia Group recently declared a $0.40 quarterly dividend, translating to an annualized yield of 0.7%, and is expected to maintain a dividend payout ratio of 19.61%.

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG decreased its position in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Free Report) by 73.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,304 shares of the online travel company's stock after selling 8,953 shares during the quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG's holdings in Expedia Group were worth $555,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Expedia Group during the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Expedia Group during the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Expedia Group during the 1st quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in Expedia Group during the 1st quarter worth about $36,000. Institutional investors own 90.76% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $210.00 price objective on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Monday, August 11th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Wells Fargo & Company reissued a "positive" rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, August 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, August 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $205.63.

Expedia Group Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ EXPE traded up $0.42 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $212.54. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,191,039 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,055,849. The stock has a market cap of $26.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75. Expedia Group, Inc. has a one year low of $126.46 and a one year high of $216.60. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $191.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $176.16.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) last issued 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 analyst estimates of $3.70 billion. Expedia Group had a net margin of 7.94% and a return on equity of 56.25%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.51 EPS. Expedia Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 28th will be given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 28th. Expedia Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.61%.

Insider Activity at Expedia Group

In related news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 2,658 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.57, for a total value of $546,405.06. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 74,417 shares in the company, valued at $15,297,902.69. This trade represents a 3.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.78, for a total transaction of $623,340.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 33,858 shares in the company, 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. Insiders have sold 9,816 shares of company stock worth $2,009,132 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 9.13% 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.