Trinity Financial Advisors LLC Acquires New Position in Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE

Key Points

• Trinity Financial Advisors LLC has acquired a new position in Expedia Group, purchasing 1,250 shares valued at approximately $211,000.
• Expedia Group reported $4.24 earnings per share in its latest quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations, with revenue also up by 6.4% year-over-year.
• The company declared a $0.40 quarterly dividend, with an annual yield of 0.7%, and has seen a majority of its stock (90.76%) owned by institutional investors.

Trinity Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 1,250 shares of the online travel company's stock, valued at approximately $211,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Expedia Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $34,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of Expedia Group by 2,175.0% in the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 273 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 261 shares during the last quarter. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Expedia Group

In other Expedia Group news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 3,306 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 77,075 shares in the company, valued at $15,479,743. This trade represents a 4.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 852 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 20th. The shares were 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 of the company's stock, valued at $2,477,971.68. This trade represents a 6.61% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 9,816 shares of company stock valued at $2,009,132. Insiders own 9.13% of the company's stock.

Expedia Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EXPE opened at $222.19 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $197.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $176.76. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 52-week low of $130.01 and a 52-week high of $223.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.49 billion, a PE ratio of 27.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.57.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The online travel company reported $4.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.13 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $3.79 billion during 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 business's quarterly revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.51 earnings per share. Expedia Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts forecast that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 EPS for the current year.

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Benchmark lifted their price objective on Expedia Group from $215.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Wells Fargo & Company restated a "positive" rating on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $210.00 price objective on Expedia Group in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Expedia Group from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Expedia Group from $135.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $205.63.

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.

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