Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Stock Price Target Lowered at Citigroup

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

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Expedia Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 10th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Expedia Group from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $235.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Thursday. Melius Research set a $355.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Tuesday, October 20th. Finally, Benchmark lifted their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $290.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $314.97.

Expedia Group Price Performance

NASDAQ:EXPE traded down $13.24 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $259.24. 4,163,889 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,030,293. The firm has a market cap of $31.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.13, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.39. Expedia Group has a 52 week low of $185.34 and a 52 week high of $342.00. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $282.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $259.54. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The online travel company reported $9.39 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $8.85 by $0.54. The business had revenue of $4.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.73 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 97.32% and a net margin of 12.98%. The firm’s revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $7.57 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Expedia Group will post 17.37 earnings per share 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 sale, the director owned 29,832 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,800,408.64. This represents a 9.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CAO Lance Soliday sold 2,810 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $323.65, for a total transaction of $909,456.50. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 12,006 shares in the company, valued at $3,885,741.90. The trade was a 18.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 11,950 shares of company stock valued at $3,881,995 over the last quarter. 5.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Expedia Group

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of 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 boosted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,190,874 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $274,948,000 after purchasing an additional 17,378 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,069,524 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $246,942,000 after purchasing an additional 125,749 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 67.7% in the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 780,140 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $199,622,000 after buying an additional 314,984 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $166,203,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about 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

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.