Citigroup Has Lowered Expectations for Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Stock Price

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) had its price target cut by research analysts at Citigroup from $345.00 to $330.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the online travel company’s stock. Citigroup‘s price target would indicate a potential upside of 27.30% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on EXPE. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Expedia Group to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 14th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $320.00 to $310.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $309.00 to $288.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Expedia Group from $290.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Expedia Group from $330.00 to $315.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $314.97.

Expedia Group Stock Down 4.9%

Shares of EXPE traded down $13.24 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $259.24. The company had a trading volume of 4,163,889 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,030,293. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.13, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.39. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $282.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $259.54. Expedia Group has a 52-week low of $185.34 and a 52-week high of $342.00. 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 (NASDAQ:EXPE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 4th. The online travel company reported $9.39 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 net margin of 12.98% and a return on equity of 97.32%. Expedia Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $7.57 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Expedia Group will post 17.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Expedia Group

In other news, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,133 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director directly owned 29,832 shares in the company, valued at $9,800,408.64. This trade represents a 9.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 2,810 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $323.65, for a total value of $909,456.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 12,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,885,741.90. The trade was a 18.97% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 11,950 shares of company stock worth $3,881,995. Insiders own 5.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EXPE. First Trust Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Expedia Group by 104.1% during the 1st 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 boosted its holdings in shares of 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 worth $274,948,000 after buying an additional 17,378 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 13.3% in the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,069,524 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $246,942,000 after buying an additional 125,749 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in Expedia Group by 67.7% during the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 780,140 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $199,622,000 after buying an additional 314,984 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in Expedia Group during the second quarter valued at approximately $166,203,000. 90.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Expedia Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Expedia beat analysts’ Q3 earnings and revenue estimates, with revenue up year over year. It also raised its 2026 outlook, citing B2B growth, strong travel demand and margin improvement. Expedia Group Q3 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share, payable December 10 to shareholders of record November 18. Expedia declares a dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst actions were mixed: Susquehanna and JPMorgan lowered their price targets while keeping neutral ratings; Cantor Fitzgerald raised its target, also maintaining a neutral rating. These changes indicate continued caution despite targets remaining above the share price. Susquehanna analyst action
• Negative Sentiment: The main overhang is Expedia’s below-par Q4 revenue and bookings forecast. Management pointed to softer demand and geopolitical uncertainty, raising concerns that travel-sector headwinds could persist near term. Reuters: Expedia shares slide after forecast fuels concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Travel stocks also faced a relative-sentiment headwind: Airbnb rallied after reporting faster growth and raising its outlook, while Expedia and Booking Holdings fell. Airbnb rally contrasts with Expedia and Booking

Expedia Group Company Profile

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.