272 Shares in Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE Purchased by Flaharty Asset Management LLC

Flaharty Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 272 shares of the online travel company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Expedia Group during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Expedia Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new stake in Expedia Group during the first quarter worth $36,000. 90.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on EXPE. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $182.00 to $209.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $150.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $135.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $210.00 target price on Expedia Group in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Expedia Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $205.63.

Expedia Group Stock Down 1.0%

NASDAQ EXPE opened at $215.49 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $126.46 and a 52 week high of $219.10. The company has a market capitalization of $26.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.57. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $195.95 and its 200-day moving average price is $176.62.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The online travel company reported $4.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.13 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $3.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.70 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 56.25% and a net margin of 7.94%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.51 earnings per share. Expedia Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 28th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 28th. Expedia Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.61%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Expedia Group news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 852 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.88, for a total transaction of $175,409.76. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 12,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,477,971.68. This trade represents a 6.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.78, for a total value of $623,340.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 33,858 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,035,015.24. The trade was a 8.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 9,816 shares of company stock valued at $2,009,132 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 9.13% of the company’s stock.

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.