Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE Shares Sold by Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC lowered its position in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 17.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 108,322 shares of the online travel company’s stock after selling 22,268 shares during the quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC’s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $23,154,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EXPE. HUB Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 63.9% in the 3rd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 3,018 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $645,000 after buying an additional 1,177 shares in the last quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management grew its stake in Expedia Group by 495.8% in the 3rd quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management now owns 11,124 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $2,378,000 after acquiring an additional 9,257 shares during the last quarter. M1 Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Expedia Group during the 3rd quarter valued at about $212,000. Smith Moore & CO. purchased a new position in Expedia Group during the 3rd quarter valued at about $265,000. Finally, Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its position in Expedia Group by 0.4% during the third quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 9,814 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $2,098,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

Expedia Group Stock Performance

Shares of EXPE stock opened at $249.62 on Monday. Expedia Group, Inc. has a one year low of $130.01 and a one year high of $303.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.73. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $252.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $242.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.41.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The online travel company reported $3.78 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.32 by $0.46. The business had revenue of $3.55 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.41 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 72.23% and a net margin of 8.78%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.39 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 EPS for the current year.

Expedia Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from Expedia Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 5th. Expedia Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.49%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Expedia Group news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 8,225 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $220.82, for a total transaction of $1,816,244.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 102,480 shares in the company, valued at $22,629,633.60. This represents a 7.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 9.13% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $300.00 to $260.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and set a $225.00 price objective (down from $250.00) on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Truist Financial upped their target price on Expedia Group from $210.00 to $252.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Expedia Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twenty-two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $281.74.

Trending Headlines about Expedia Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Expedia announced a higher quarterly dividend (raised to $0.48/share) and investor buying to qualify for the payout helped lift demand; that dividend news is a direct catalyst for short‑term buying. Article Link
• Positive Sentiment: Management disclosed a partnership that packages event‑demand forecasting into potential B2B revenue opportunities — investors view this as a new growth avenue beyond consumer bookings. Article Link
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that OpenAI is rethinking ChatGPT shopping triggered a sector “relief rally” that boosted travel platforms like Expedia on hopes of additional traffic/distribution opportunities. Article Link
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity — elevated call buying (~9,200 calls) — indicates bullish positioning or hedging ahead of the dividend/partnership news, amplifying intraday upside (informational; no direct article link).
• Neutral Sentiment: Market coverage and “trending” writeups summarized the move and context (volume, option flows); useful for sentiment tracking but not new fundamentals. Article Link
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest reporting showed no meaningful change in the available feed (odd zero-value reporting), so short covering is unlikely to explain the move based on current public data.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Robert J. Dzielak (Chief Legal Officer) sold 8,225 shares (~$1.82M), reducing his stake ~7.4% — a routine but potentially sentiment‑negative disclosure for some investors. SEC/Insider Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Mizuho cut its price target on EXPE to $245 and kept a Neutral rating — an analyst constraint that may cap upside or encourage some profit‑taking after the pop. Article Link

Expedia Group Company Profile

Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) is a global travel technology company that operates an online marketplace connecting consumers, travel suppliers and third‑party partners. The company’s platform enables search, comparison and booking of travel products and services, including hotels, airline tickets, vacation rentals, car rentals, cruises and packaged travel. Its portfolio comprises consumer-facing travel brands as well as corporate travel solutions and technology services that serve both leisure and business travelers.

Key offerings include consumer booking platforms and mobile apps that aggregate inventory from hotels, vacation rental managers, airlines and car rental companies, alongside ancillary travel services such as trip insurance and activities.