Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Earns Buy Rating from BTIG Research

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at BTIG Research in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $400.00 price target on the online travel company’s stock. BTIG Research‘s target price suggests a potential upside of 26.63% from the stock’s previous close.

EXPE has been the subject of several other reports. TD Cowen raised shares of Expedia Group to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Expedia Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 10th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $204.00 price objective on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings upgraded Expedia Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 21st. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $311.58.

Expedia Group Stock Up 10.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:EXPE opened at $315.88 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $284.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $259.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.69, a P/E/G ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.80. Expedia Group has a 52-week low of $185.34 and a 52-week high of $342.00.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The online travel company reported $9.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $8.85 by $0.54. The company had revenue of $4.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.73 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 87.32% and a net margin of 12.97%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $7.57 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Expedia Group will post 17.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Expedia Group news, Director Craig Jacobson sold 3,133 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $328.52, for a total value of $1,029,253.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 29,832 shares in the company, valued at $9,800,408.64. This represents a 9.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Robert Dzielak sold 3,003 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.00, for a total transaction of $945,945.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 103,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,706,135. This trade represents a 2.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 11,950 shares of company stock worth $3,881,995 in the last three months. 5.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Expedia Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in Expedia Group by 104.1% during the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,191,528 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $275,112,000 after purchasing an additional 607,698 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Expedia Group by 1.5% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,190,874 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $274,948,000 after acquiring an additional 17,378 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its position in Expedia Group by 13.3% during the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,069,524 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $246,942,000 after buying an additional 125,749 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of Expedia Group by 67.7% in the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 780,140 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $199,622,000 after acquiring an additional 314,984 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Expedia Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $166,203,000. 90.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Expedia Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting Expedia Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expedia reported third-quarter earnings of $9.39 per share, above the $8.85 consensus, and revenue of $4.94 billion versus expectations of $4.73 billion. Revenue grew 11.9% year over year. Expedia Q3 earnings and revenues surpass estimates
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised its full-year 2026 revenue outlook to $16.37 billion–$16.43 billion and projected $131.4 billion–$131.9 billion in gross bookings, alongside 180–200 basis points of EBITDA margin expansion. Management cited resilient travel demand. Expedia raises annual forecasts on resilient demand
• Neutral Sentiment: Expedia declared a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share, equivalent to $1.92 annually and a stated yield of 0.6%. The dividend provides a modest shareholder return but is unlikely to be a major stock catalyst. Expedia company information
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the strong quarter, Expedia’s fourth-quarter revenue forecast was described as disappointing, with geopolitical tensions cited as a drag. This could temper investor enthusiasm for the raised annual outlook. Expedia forecasts downbeat fourth-quarter revenue
• Negative Sentiment: UBS lowered its Expedia price target from $351 to $328 and maintained a neutral rating, signaling more limited upside in the firm’s view. UBS lowers expectations for Expedia stock

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group, Inc is an online travel company that connects travelers with a broad range of travel products and services. Its offerings include hotel and vacation-rental accommodations, flights, car rentals, cruises, activities, and travel packages. The company serves consumers through its online travel brands and also provides technology, distribution, and marketing solutions to travel suppliers and other business partners.

Expedia Group’s consumer brands include Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif, ebookers, CheapTickets, Abritel, and FeWo-direkt, among others.