Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Stock Rating Cut to Buy at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Saturday morning,Wall Street Zen reports.

EXPE has been the topic of several other reports. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Piper Sandler reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $325.00 price objective (up from $245.00) on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Susquehanna increased their target price on Expedia Group from $250.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. B. Riley Financial raised their target price on Expedia Group from $350.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded Expedia Group from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $235.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, September 16th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Expedia Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $315.24.

Expedia Group Stock Up 1.5%

EXPE opened at $274.22 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.10, a PEG ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.36. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $295.93 and a 200-day moving average price of $262.81. Expedia Group has a twelve month low of $185.34 and a twelve month high of $342.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21.

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

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 27th were issued a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 27th. Expedia Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 11.97%.

Insider Activity at Expedia Group

In other Expedia Group news, insider Robert Dzielak sold 3,003 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.00, for a total transaction of $945,945.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 103,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,706,135. The trade was a 2.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Lance Soliday sold 2,810 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $323.65, for a total value of $909,456.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 12,006 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,885,741.90. The trade was a 18.97% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 11,950 shares of company stock worth $3,881,995. Corporate insiders own 5.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EXPE. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. lifted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 4.4% in the third quarter. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. now owns 9,372 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $2,468,000 after buying an additional 395 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its holdings in Expedia Group by 49.4% during the 3rd quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 1,382 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $373,000 after buying an additional 457 shares in the last quarter. Riversedge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Expedia Group by 29.6% during the 3rd quarter. Riversedge Advisors LLC now owns 3,025 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $797,000 after buying an additional 691 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital increased its stake in Expedia Group by 24.8% in the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 1,914 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $517,000 after acquiring an additional 380 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cadent Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Expedia Group in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $200,000. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.