Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Expedia Group (EXPE)

Posted by Latisha Jones on Jan 31st, 2025

Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

1/29/2025 – Expedia Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald from $190.00 to $180.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
1/16/2025 – Expedia Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $172.00 to $168.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
1/13/2025 – Expedia Group had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $180.00 to $185.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
1/13/2025 – Expedia Group had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $153.00 to $166.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
1/10/2025 – Expedia Group had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $208.00 to $236.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
1/10/2025 – Expedia Group had its price target raised by analysts at Argus from $210.00 to $220.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
1/6/2025 – Expedia Group was upgraded by analysts at Melius Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
1/6/2025 – Expedia Group was upgraded by analysts at Melius from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $220.00 price target on the stock.
12/18/2024 – Expedia Group was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America Co. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $221.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $187.00.
12/16/2024 – Expedia Group had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at JMP Securities.
12/14/2024 – Expedia Group was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
12/5/2024 – Expedia Group was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.

Expedia Group Stock Up 0.4 %

Expedia Group stock opened at $171.95 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $183.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $158.62. The firm has a market cap of $22.07 billion, a PE ratio of 22.13, a P/E/G ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.83. Expedia Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $107.25 and a twelve month high of $192.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.73.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The online travel company reported $5.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.42 by ($0.24). The company had revenue of $4.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.11 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 49.25% and a net margin of 7.97%. During the same period last year, the company posted $4.85 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 8.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Expedia Group news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.99, for a total value of $1,273,930.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 11,187 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,035,922.13. The trade was a 38.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 1,951 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.00, for a total value of $351,180.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 85,250 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,345,000. This represents a 2.24 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 18,951 shares of company stock valued at $3,476,610 in the last three months. Insiders own 6.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Expedia Group

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXPE. Public Sector Pension Investment Board grew its position in shares of Expedia Group by 45.3% in the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 4,341 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $547,000 after purchasing an additional 1,354 shares during the last quarter. Algert Global LLC bought a new stake in Expedia Group during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $380,000. Creative Planning grew its holdings in Expedia Group by 12.2% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 42,927 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $5,408,000 after buying an additional 4,684 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in Expedia Group in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,159,000. Finally, Ashburton Jersey Ltd bought a new position in Expedia Group in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,059,000. Institutional investors own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

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.