Jefferies Financial Group Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Stock

Key Points

• Jefferies Financial Group has raised its target price for Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) from $210 to $220, indicating a potential upside of 3.01% from the previous closing price, while maintaining a "hold" rating.
• Multiple research firms have recently upgraded or adjusted their ratings and target prices for Expedia Group, with Wall Street Zen upgrading it to a "buy" and Barclays increasing its target to $197.
• Expedia Group reported strong quarterly earnings, with an EPS of $4.24, exceeding expectations, and showed a year-over-year revenue increase of 6.4% to $3.79 billion.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) had its target price lifted by equities research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from $210.00 to $220.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has a "hold" rating on the online travel company's stock. Jefferies Financial Group's target price points to a potential upside of 3.01% from the company's previous close.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on EXPE. Wall Street Zen upgraded Expedia Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Expedia Group from $190.00 to $197.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, August 8th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Expedia Group currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $211.22.

Expedia Group Price Performance

NASDAQ:EXPE opened at $213.57 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $215.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $183.98. The stock has a market cap of $26.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.17, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.56. 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 has a one year low of $130.01 and a one year high of $240.98.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The online travel company reported $4.24 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.13 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $3.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.70 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 56.25% and a net margin of 7.94%.Expedia Group's quarterly revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.51 earnings per share. Expedia Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts anticipate that Expedia Group will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 852 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.88, for a total value of $175,409.76. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 12,036 shares in the company, valued at $2,477,971.68. This trade represents a 6.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.78, for a total value of $623,340.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 33,858 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,035,015.24. This represents a 8.14% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 9,816 shares of company stock valued at $2,009,132 in the last 90 days. 9.13% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Expedia Group

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EXPE. Spire Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 114.3% during the second quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 150 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the period. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Expedia Group during the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Expedia Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. GFG Capital LLC bought a new position in Expedia Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 212.7% during the third quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 172 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the period. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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