Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Free Report) by 4.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,331,482 shares of the online travel company's stock after buying an additional 55,575 shares during the quarter. Northern Trust Corp owned 1.03% of Expedia Group worth $223,822,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its position in Expedia Group by 97.0% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 654 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $110,000 after buying an additional 322 shares during the period. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC grew its position in Expedia Group by 635.9% during the first quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 15,968 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $2,684,000 after buying an additional 13,798 shares during the period. Corient IA LLC acquired a new position in Expedia Group during the first quarter worth about $336,000. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in Expedia Group during the first quarter worth about $255,000. Finally, Ethic Inc. grew its position in Expedia Group by 5.6% during the first quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 25,655 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $4,302,000 after buying an additional 1,370 shares during the period. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Expedia Group Stock Down 0.2%
EXPE stock opened at $205.35 on Friday. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $182.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $174.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.41 billion, a PE ratio of 25.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.61. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 12 month low of $126.46 and a 12 month high of $213.00. 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 (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The online travel company reported $4.24 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.13 by $0.11. The business 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 quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.51 earnings per share. Expedia Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts expect that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Expedia Group Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 28th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Expedia Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 19.61%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research analysts have weighed in on EXPE shares. Wedbush upped their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $175.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $175.00 to $168.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Wells Fargo & Company restated a "positive" rating on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Friday, August 8th. DA Davidson upped 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, Piper Sandler upped their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $135.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Three research 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 assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $205.63.
Read Our Latest Analysis on EXPE
Insider Activity at Expedia Group
In related news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 3,306 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were 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 approximately $15,479,743. This represents a 4.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the company's 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 transaction, the director directly owned 33,858 shares in the company, valued at $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 8,964 shares of company stock worth $1,833,722 in the last three months. Insiders own 9.13% of the company's stock.
About Expedia Group
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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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