Integrated Investment Consultants LLC Invests $527,000 in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE)

Integrated Investment Consultants LLC bought a new position in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 3,562 shares of the online travel company’s stock, valued at approximately $527,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Empirical Finance LLC lifted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 4,754 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $704,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the period. Venture Visionary Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 11,367 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $1,683,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. GHE LLC lifted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. GHE LLC now owns 6,689 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $980,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. AdvisorShares Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 7.1% in the 2nd quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC now owns 1,517 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $186,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 2,076 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $307,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the period. 90.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Expedia Group

In other Expedia Group news, Director Dara Khosrowshahi sold 10,000 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.87, for a total transaction of $1,568,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 188,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,570,779.35. The trade was a 5.04 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.99, for a total transaction of $1,273,930.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,187 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,035,922.13. The trade was a 38.49 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 37,000 shares of company stock valued at $5,846,530. Company insiders own 6.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on EXPE shares. Susquehanna lifted their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $145.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $140.00 target price (down from $145.00) on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, August 9th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $130.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $135.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, September 6th. They set a “hold” rating and a $148.00 price objective for the company. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $164.88.

Expedia Group Price Performance

Expedia Group stock opened at $183.51 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.55 billion, a PE ratio of 23.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.78. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 12-month low of $107.25 and a 12-month high of $190.40. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $158.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $136.47. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03.

Expedia Group Profile

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.