Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Expedia Group (EXPE)

Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 4/17/2025 – Expedia Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $190.00 to $150.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 4/15/2025 – Expedia Group had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush.
• 4/8/2025 – Expedia Group had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $205.00 to $170.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/7/2025 – Expedia Group was given a new $143.00 price target on by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 3/17/2025 – Expedia Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from $235.00 to $230.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/12/2025 – Expedia Group had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $163.00 to $175.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.

Expedia Group Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EXPE traded up $2.98 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $149.65. 57,950 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,004,966. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.54, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.65. Expedia Group, Inc. has a one year low of $107.25 and a one year high of $207.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The company’s 50 day moving average is $172.57 and its 200 day moving average is $175.30.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The online travel company reported $1.84 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.06 by ($0.22). Expedia Group had a return on equity of 52.41% and a net margin of 9.01%. On average, research analysts expect that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 EPS for the current year.

Expedia Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.07%. This is a positive change from Expedia Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. Expedia Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 17.68%.

Insider Activity at Expedia Group

In other news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.70, for a total transaction of $1,028,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 74,502 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,325,061.40. This represents a 6.29 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Dara Khosrowshahi sold 10,000 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.79, for a total value of $1,697,900.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 158,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,912,563.95. This trade represents a 5.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 6.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EXPE. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 16.3% in the third quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. now owns 216,685 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $32,074,000 after purchasing an additional 30,396 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in Expedia Group during the 3rd quarter worth about $2,958,000. Optimist Retirement Group LLC bought a new stake in Expedia Group during the third quarter worth about $246,000. Oddo BHF Asset Management Sas acquired a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,930,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 299.3% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 559 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $104,000 after buying an additional 419 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

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.