Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) Shares Bought by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. raised its position in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Free Report) by 170.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,342 shares of the online travel company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,738 shares during the quarter. Vise Technologies Inc.'s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $809,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. City National Bank of Florida MSD purchased a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $244,000. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $522,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 839,606 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $156,444,000 after purchasing an additional 58,927 shares during the period. Voloridge Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 23.5% during the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 66,305 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $12,355,000 after purchasing an additional 12,622 shares during the period. Finally, Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 173.3% during the 4th quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC now owns 144,466 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $26,918,000 after purchasing an additional 91,605 shares during the period. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Expedia Group Price Performance

EXPE stock traded down $1.56 during trading on Friday, reaching $164.09. 484,651 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,928,635. The company has a market cap of $20.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.19, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.62. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 52-week low of $109.03 and a 52-week high of $207.73. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $159.54 and its 200 day moving average price is $175.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.72.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The online travel company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $2.99 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.02 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 52.41% and a net margin of 9.01%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.21 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 29th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 29th. Expedia Group's payout ratio is currently 18.87%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on EXPE. Piper Sandler cut shares of Expedia Group from a "neutral" rating to an "underweight" rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $174.00 to $135.00 in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $187.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $143.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Susquehanna reduced their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $205.00 to $175.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have assigned a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $186.35.

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.