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 report released on Thursday, Benzinga reports. They currently have a $400.00 target price on the online travel company’s stock. BTIG Research‘s price target would indicate a potential upside of 26.63% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on EXPE. B. Riley Financial boosted their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $350.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Susquehanna upped their target price on Expedia Group from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Benchmark upped their target price on Expedia Group from $290.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Robert W. Baird set a $335.00 price objective on Expedia Group in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities initiated coverage on Expedia Group in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $360.00 target price on the stock. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nineteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Expedia Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $311.58.

Expedia Group Stock Up 10.5%

Expedia Group stock opened at $315.88 on Thursday. Expedia Group has a fifty-two week low of $185.34 and a fifty-two week high of $342.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.69, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.39. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $284.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $259.60.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 4th. The online travel company reported $9.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 net margin of 12.97% and a return on equity of 87.32%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $7.57 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Expedia Group will post 17.37 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Expedia Group

In other news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 2,810 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 1,004 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $335.00, for a total value of $336,340.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 104,331 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,950,885. This trade represents a 0.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 11,950 shares of company stock worth $3,881,995 over the last three months. 5.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Expedia Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake 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 worth $275,112,000 after purchasing an additional 607,698 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Expedia Group by 1.5% during 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 purchasing an additional 17,378 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Expedia Group by 13.3% during the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,069,524 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $246,942,000 after acquiring an additional 125,749 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in Expedia Group by 67.7% during the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the second quarter worth about $166,203,000. 90.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Expedia Group News Roundup

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.