Robert J. Dzielak Sells 5,000 Shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) Stock

Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.70, for a total transaction of $1,028,500.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 74,502 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,325,061.40. The trade was a 6.29 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Expedia Group Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EXPE opened at $206.52 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $26.61 billion, a PE ratio of 22.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.82. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $107.25 and a 1 year high of $207.73. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $184.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $164.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.72.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The online travel company reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.06 by ($0.22). Expedia Group had a return on equity of 52.41% and a net margin of 9.01%. Equities analysts anticipate that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. This is an increase from Expedia Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.34.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Invst LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Invst LLC now owns 6,292 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $1,172,000 after buying an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. lifted its stake in Expedia Group by 170.7% in the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 4,342 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $809,000 after purchasing an additional 2,738 shares in the last quarter. City National Bank of Florida MSD bought a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $244,000. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the fourth quarter valued at about $522,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in shares of Expedia Group by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 839,606 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $156,444,000 after purchasing an additional 58,927 shares in the last quarter. 90.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EXPE has been the topic of several analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Expedia Group from $208.00 to $236.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Expedia Group from $137.00 to $156.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Citigroup boosted their target price on Expedia Group from $200.00 to $217.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Melius Research upgraded shares of Expedia Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Expedia Group currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $192.64.

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.