Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Robert W. Baird Analyst Says

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) had its price objective raised by research analysts at Robert W. Baird from $240.00 to $280.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the online travel company’s stock. Robert W. Baird’s target price indicates a potential upside of 8.42% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on EXPE. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Expedia Group from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Wedbush boosted their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Piper Sandler raised shares of Expedia Group from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $190.00 to $250.00 in a research note on Friday. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $205.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $290.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and twenty-three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $253.00.

Expedia Group Stock Up 17.5%

EXPE stock opened at $258.25 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $219.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is $192.33. Expedia Group has a 12 month low of $130.01 and a 12 month high of $264.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.95 billion, a PE ratio of 31.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.58.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The online travel company reported $7.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $7.10 by $0.47. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 56.25% and a net margin of 7.94%.The firm had revenue of $4.41 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.28 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $6.13 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Expedia Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts expect that Expedia Group will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Expedia Group

In other news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 852 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $205.88, for a total value of $175,409.76. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 12,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,477,971.68. The trade was a 6.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $7,035,015.24. The trade was a 8.14% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 9,816 shares of company stock worth $2,009,132 in the last three months. 9.13% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Expedia Group

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 6,201 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $1,325,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its position in Expedia Group by 4.3% in the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,346 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $227,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 8.0% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 745 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $159,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Millington Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 0.4% during the third quarter. Millington Financial Advisors LLC now owns 13,308 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $2,870,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 43.2% in the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 189 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

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.