Stance Capital LLC Makes New $3.44 Million Investment in Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE

Key Points

• Stance Capital LLC acquired 20,470 shares of Expedia Group, Inc., valued at around $3.44 million, making it the firm's 20th largest holding.
• Expedia Group's stock has seen significant investments from other institutional investors, such as Vanguard Group increasing their stake by 2.7% to over $2.55 billion.
• The company recently reported quarterly earnings, exceeding estimates with $4.24 per share and raised their FY 2025 EPS guidance amidst a 6.4% year-over-year revenue growth.

Stance Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 20,470 shares of the online travel company's stock, valued at approximately $3,441,000. Expedia Group accounts for approximately 2.5% of Stance Capital LLC's holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Expedia Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Expedia Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Expedia Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Expedia Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in Expedia Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Institutional investors own 90.76% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Expedia Group

In other news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 852 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.88, for a total transaction of $175,409.76. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 12,036 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,477,971.68. This trade represents a 6.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 2,658 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.57, for a total value of $546,405.06. Following the sale, the insider owned 74,417 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,297,902.69. This trade represents a 3.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 9,816 shares of company stock valued at $2,009,132. 9.13% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Expedia Group Price Performance

Expedia Group stock traded down $2.21 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $215.49. 1,075,373 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,053,235. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $195.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $176.35. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 12 month low of $126.46 and a 12 month high of $219.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The firm has a market cap of $26.66 billion, a PE ratio of 26.41, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.57.

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. The firm had revenue of $3.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.70 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 56.25% and a net margin of 7.94%.The company's revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.51 EPS. Expedia Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 28th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 28th. Expedia Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.61%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on EXPE shares. Citigroup increased their target price on Expedia Group from $177.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Benchmark increased their target price on Expedia Group from $215.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Expedia Group from $135.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Expedia Group from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Susquehanna increased their target price on Expedia Group from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently 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.