Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE Shares Sold by GHP Investment Advisors Inc.

GHP Investment Advisors Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,983 shares of the online travel company’s stock after selling 399 shares during the period. GHP Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $3,033,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXPE. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Expedia Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $227,174,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC increased its position in Expedia Group by 3,369.4% during the 1st quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 1,029,117 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $172,995,000 after purchasing an additional 999,454 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Expedia Group by 174.0% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,444,283 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $235,592,000 after purchasing an additional 917,192 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA acquired a new position in Expedia Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $82,975,000. Finally, Alkeon Capital Management LLC increased its position in Expedia Group by 20.2% during the 1st quarter. Alkeon Capital Management LLC now owns 2,375,276 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $399,284,000 after purchasing an additional 398,804 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EXPE has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Benchmark boosted their target price on Expedia Group from $215.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Expedia Group from $211.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. KeyCorp assumed coverage on Expedia Group in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. They issued a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Expedia Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $214.29.

Expedia Group Stock Performance

EXPE opened at $220.00 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $218.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $190.04. The stock has a market cap of $27.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 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, Inc. has a 1-year low of $130.01 and a 1-year high of $240.98.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The online travel company reported $4.24 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.13 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $3.79 billion for 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.51 EPS. Expedia Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 28th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 28th. Expedia Group’s dividend payout ratio is 19.61%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Expedia Group

In other Expedia Group news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 2,658 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.57, for a total transaction of $546,405.06. Following the sale, the insider owned 74,417 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,297,902.69. This represents a 3.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.78, for a total value of $623,340.00. Following the sale, the director owned 33,858 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,035,015.24. This trade represents a 8.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 9,816 shares of company stock worth $2,009,132. 9.13% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.