Insigneo Advisory Services LLC Sells 12,627 Shares of Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE

Insigneo Advisory Services LLC trimmed its stake in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 86.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,923 shares of the online travel company’s stock after selling 12,627 shares during the period. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $324,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in Expedia Group in the fourth quarter worth about $408,000. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 19.9% during the 1st quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 4,351 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $731,000 after acquiring an additional 723 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc raised its position in shares of Expedia Group by 41.7% in the 1st quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 155,799 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $26,190,000 after acquiring an additional 45,813 shares in the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 74.7% in the 1st quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 57,992 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $9,748,000 after purchasing an additional 24,804 shares during the period. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 8.6% in the 1st quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 115,788 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $19,464,000 after purchasing an additional 9,153 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Expedia Group

In other news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 849 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.08, for a total value of $210,619.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 11,662 shares in the company, valued at $2,893,108.96. The trade was a 6.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $271.55, for a total value of $814,650.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 30,858 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,379,489.90. The trade was a 8.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 9.13% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on EXPE shares. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on Expedia Group in a research note on Monday. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Monday. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock. Truist Financial set a $210.00 price target on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $211.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, BTIG Research upped their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $250.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and twenty-four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Expedia Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $265.31.

Expedia Group Stock Performance

Shares of Expedia Group stock opened at $257.62 on Thursday. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $130.01 and a 1 year high of $279.61. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $228.85 and its 200 day moving average is $200.81. The stock has a market cap of $31.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.57, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.58. 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 (NASDAQ:EXPE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The online travel company reported $7.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.10 by $0.47. The business had revenue of $4.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.28 billion. Expedia Group had a net margin of 7.94% and a return on equity of 56.25%. Expedia Group’s revenue was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $6.13 EPS. Expedia Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 19th. Expedia Group’s payout ratio is presently 15.31%.

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.