Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Free Report) by 34.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 39,049 shares of the online travel company's stock after selling 20,954 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Expedia Group were worth $6,564,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in Expedia Group in the fourth quarter valued at $408,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Expedia Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $17,602,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its position in Expedia Group by 16.5% in the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 33,188 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $6,184,000 after buying an additional 4,705 shares during the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its stake in Expedia Group by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 18,236 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $3,398,000 after purchasing an additional 926 shares during the period. Finally, Independent Advisor Alliance increased its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 26.5% during the fourth quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 2,370 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $442,000 after buying an additional 497 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.76% of the company's stock.
Expedia Group Price Performance
Shares of Expedia Group stock traded down $4.57 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $178.99. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,609,910 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,898,641. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.57. Expedia Group, Inc. has a one year low of $110.20 and a one year high of $207.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.92. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $168.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $172.51.
Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The online travel company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by ($0.02). Expedia Group had a return on equity of 52.60% and a net margin of 8.48%. The firm had revenue of $2.99 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.02 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.21 EPS. The company's revenue was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Expedia Group Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 29th were given a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 29th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.89%. Expedia Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 18.87%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts recently commented on EXPE shares. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on Expedia Group from $230.00 to $210.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 9th. UBS Group dropped their price target on Expedia Group from $194.00 to $170.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Piper Sandler cut Expedia Group from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $174.00 to $135.00 in a report on Friday, May 9th. Bank of America upped their target price on Expedia Group from $205.00 to $211.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Expedia Group from $190.00 to $150.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have assigned a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $187.19.
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Expedia Group Company Profile
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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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