Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE Shares Acquired by Kathmere Capital Management LLC

Kathmere Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 29.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,765 shares of the online travel company’s stock after acquiring an additional 857 shares during the quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $635,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,201,811 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $2,555,424,000 after acquiring an additional 394,147 shares during the last quarter. Alkeon Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 20.2% during the 1st quarter. Alkeon Capital Management LLC now owns 2,375,276 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $399,284,000 after purchasing an additional 398,804 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 174.0% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,444,283 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $235,592,000 after purchasing an additional 917,192 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the 1st quarter worth $227,174,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,331,482 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $223,822,000 after purchasing an additional 55,575 shares during the period. 90.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Expedia Group Stock Performance

Shares of EXPE opened at $222.87 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $206.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $179.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.57 billion, a PE ratio of 27.31, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.57. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $130.01 and a 1 year high of $229.00.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The online travel company reported $4.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.13 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $3.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 last year, the business posted $3.51 EPS. Expedia Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts predict that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

EXPE has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup increased their price target on Expedia Group from $177.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Expedia Group from $135.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Expedia Group from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Susquehanna increased their price target on Expedia Group from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, August 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $207.77.

Expedia Group Company 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.