Yousif Capital Management LLC Has $3.85 Million Stock Holdings in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE)

Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Free Report) by 30.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,360 shares of the online travel company's stock after purchasing an additional 5,904 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC's holdings in Expedia Group were worth $3,849,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in EXPE. City State Bank increased its position in Expedia Group by 157.3% in the 4th quarter. City State Bank now owns 193 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the period. CVA Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in Expedia Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its position in Expedia Group by 173.0% in the 3rd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 344 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in Expedia Group by 79.7% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 354 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the period. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Expedia Group by 335.6% in the 4th quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. now owns 318 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 245 shares during the period. 90.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Dara Khosrowshahi sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.04, for a total value of $1,500,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 216,521 shares in the company, valued at approximately $32,486,810.84. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 5,119 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.21, for a total value of $702,377.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 10,880 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,492,844.80. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Dara Khosrowshahi sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.04, for a total transaction of $1,500,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 216,521 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $32,486,810.84. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 8.07% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on EXPE shares. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $175.00 price target on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Monday, February 5th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Expedia Group from $150.00 to $145.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 19th. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on Expedia Group in a research report on Tuesday, January 9th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $181.00 target price for the company. Benchmark raised their target price on Expedia Group from $160.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 6th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and set a $155.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, February 9th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $149.12.

Expedia Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EXPE traded down $0.55 during trading on Friday, reaching $135.70. The stock had a trading volume of 1,412,722 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,680,016. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $87.94 and a 52 week high of $160.05. The business's 50-day moving average price is $134.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $134.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.49 billion, a PE ratio of 25.22, a P/E/G ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 1.86.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 8th. The online travel company reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.08 by $0.10. Expedia Group had a net margin of 6.21% and a return on equity of 35.79%. The company had revenue of $2.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.88 billion. As a group, equities analysts predict that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 9.71 earnings per share for the current year.

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.