Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Given New $320.00 Price Target at Cantor Fitzgerald

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) had its price objective raised by research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $310.00 to $320.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “neutral” rating on the online travel company’s stock. Cantor Fitzgerald‘s target price would suggest a potential upside of 1.30% from the stock’s previous close.

EXPE has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Expedia Group from $309.00 to $288.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Melius Research set a $355.00 price target on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Tuesday, October 20th. B. Riley Financial upped their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $350.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Rosenblatt Securities assumed coverage on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. They set a “neutral” rating and a $360.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Expedia Group from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $311.58.

Expedia Group Stock Performance

EXPE opened at $315.88 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $284.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $259.60. Expedia Group has a 1-year low of $185.34 and a 1-year high of $342.00. The company has a market capitalization of $37.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.80.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The online travel company reported $9.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.85 by $0.54. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 87.32% and a net margin of 12.97%. The firm had revenue of $4.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.73 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $7.57 earnings per share. Expedia Group’s revenue was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that Expedia Group will post 17.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Robert Dzielak sold 1,004 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.00, for a total value of $336,340.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 104,331 shares in the company, valued at approximately $34,950,885. This trade represents a 0.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Lance Soliday sold 2,810 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $323.65, for a total transaction of $909,456.50. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 12,006 shares in the company, valued at $3,885,741.90. This trade represents a 18.97% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 11,950 shares of company stock valued at $3,881,995. 5.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Expedia Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Lido Advisors LLC grew its position in Expedia Group by 67.3% during the third quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 8,555 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $2,253,000 after buying an additional 3,442 shares in the last quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. raised its holdings in Expedia Group by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. now owns 1,465 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $386,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. 71 West Capital Partners raised its holdings in Expedia Group by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. 71 West Capital Partners now owns 1,169 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $308,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. M&G PLC acquired a new stake in shares of Expedia Group during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $13,554,000. Finally, AlphaCore Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 138.9% during the 3rd quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 3,209 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $845,000 after purchasing an additional 1,866 shares in the last quarter. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Expedia Group

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

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.