Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley downgraded Expedia Group from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $235.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, September 16th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Expedia Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, August 21st. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $322.00 to $351.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Evercore set a $430.00 price objective on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Monday, August 24th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $315.24.

Expedia Group Price Performance

NASDAQ EXPE opened at $274.22 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $32.91 billion, a PE ratio of 17.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.80. The business’s fifty day moving average is $295.93 and its 200 day moving average is $263.00. Expedia Group has a fifty-two week low of $185.34 and a fifty-two week high of $342.00.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The online travel company reported $5.76 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.22 by $0.54. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 87.32% and a net margin of 12.97%. The business had revenue of $4.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.17 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.24 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.0% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts predict that Expedia Group will post 17.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Expedia Group

In other news, Director Craig Jacobson sold 3,133 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $328.52, for a total value of $1,029,253.16. Following the transaction, the director owned 29,832 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,800,408.64. The trade was a 9.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Lance Soliday sold 2,810 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 12,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,885,741.90. This represents a 18.97% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 11,950 shares of company stock valued at $3,881,995. 5.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Expedia Group

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in Expedia Group by 104.1% in the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,191,528 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $275,112,000 after acquiring an additional 607,698 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Expedia Group by 1.5% in 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. increased its stake in Expedia Group by 13.3% in the first 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 during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 67.7% during the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 780,140 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $199,622,000 after purchasing an additional 314,984 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Expedia Group during the second quarter worth $166,203,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

Key Expedia Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting Expedia Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expedia expanded its One Key loyalty program with airport-lounge access and fare protection for qualifying flight disruptions. The additions could improve customer retention, increase loyalty-program engagement and support bookings across Expedia’s travel brands. Expedia Adds Lounge Access and Fare Protection to One Key
• Positive Sentiment: Qantas Loyalty selected Expedia Group as a partner for its Hotels & Holidays platform. The agreement could broaden Expedia’s distribution and provide access to Qantas’ sizable customer and loyalty base. Qantas Loyalty partners with Expedia Group
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlighted Expedia as a strong growth stock, while another report argued that expanding benefits in One Key may leave EXPE undervalued. The bullish case is supported by Expedia’s latest quarterly results, which exceeded earnings and revenue expectations and showed 14% year-over-year revenue growth. Why Expedia Is a Strong Growth Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Expedia will release its third-quarter 2026 results on November 4, giving investors a near-term catalyst to assess booking trends, margins and management’s outlook. Expedia Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short interest of zero shares implies no measurable short-selling pressure, but the figure appears anomalous and should not be treated as a meaningful change in investor positioning without confirmation.
• Negative Sentiment: Goldman Sachs lowered its EXPE price target to $310 from $370, and Wells Fargo also reduced its target. The cuts may weigh on sentiment by signaling more limited upside, despite the analysts’ valuation still potentially remaining above the current trading level. Goldman Sachs Adjusts Expedia Price Target

About Expedia Group

Expedia Group, Inc is an online travel company that connects travelers with a broad range of travel products and services. Its platforms support the search, comparison and booking of lodging, air travel, car rentals, cruises, vacation packages, activities and other travel-related offerings.

The company operates a portfolio of consumer brands that includes Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Travelocity, Orbitz, Wotif and ebookers. Through these brands, Expedia Group serves individual travelers, property owners, travel suppliers and business partners across markets in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international regions.

Expedia Group traces its origins to Expedia, which was established within Microsoft in 1996 and became an independent public company in 1999.