Expedia Group (EXPE) Competitors

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) and Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Do analysts prefer EXPE or ABNB?

Expedia Group currently has a consensus target price of $207.77, suggesting a potential downside of 4.62%. Airbnb has a consensus target price of $141.19, suggesting a potential upside of 14.71%. Given Airbnb's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Airbnb is more favorable than Expedia Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expedia Group	1 Sell rating(s)	17 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Airbnb	5 Sell rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EXPE or ABNB?

90.8% of Expedia Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Airbnb shares are held by institutional investors. 9.1% of Expedia Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Airbnb shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to EXPE or ABNB?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 5 more articles in the media than Expedia Group. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Airbnb and 28 mentions for Expedia Group. Expedia Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Airbnb's score of 1.05 indicating that Expedia Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Expedia Group	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Airbnb	26 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EXPE or ABNB more profitable?

Airbnb has a net margin of 22.67% compared to Expedia Group's net margin of 7.94%. Expedia Group's return on equity of 56.25% beat Airbnb's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Expedia Group	7.94%	56.25%	5.56%
Airbnb	22.67%	32.19%	11.03%

Which has more risk & volatility, EXPE or ABNB?

Expedia Group has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbnb has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, EXPE or ABNB?

Airbnb has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Expedia Group. Expedia Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Airbnb, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Expedia Group	$13.69B	1.97	$1.23B	$8.16	26.69
Airbnb	$11.10B	6.89	$2.65B	$4.13	29.80

Summary

Expedia Group and Airbnb tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.