Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC Takes Position in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE)

Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 1,944 shares of the online travel company's stock, valued at approximately $362,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,980 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $441,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Finance LLC increased its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 4,754 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $704,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 11,367 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $1,683,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. GHE LLC increased its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. GHE LLC now owns 6,689 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $980,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signet Financial Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Signet Financial Management LLC now owns 25,499 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $4,751,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Expedia Group Stock Down 3.1 %

NASDAQ:EXPE traded down $5.88 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $181.40. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,033,292 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,254,937. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.83. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $184.72 and a 200-day moving average of $156.58. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 52-week low of $107.25 and a 52-week high of $192.34.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The online travel company reported $5.18 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.42 by ($0.24). The business had revenue of $4.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.11 billion. Expedia Group had a net margin of 7.97% and a return on equity of 49.25%. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.85 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 8.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

EXPE has been the subject of several research reports. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Expedia Group from $155.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Expedia Group from $135.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Expedia Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. StockNews.com upgraded Expedia Group from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, December 14th. Finally, Melius Research upgraded Expedia Group from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Twenty research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $175.96.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Dara Khosrowshahi sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.87, for a total transaction of $1,568,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 188,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,570,779.35. This represents a 5.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.99, for a total transaction of $1,273,930.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 11,187 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,035,922.13. This trade represents a 38.49 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 28,951 shares of company stock valued at $5,045,310. 6.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.