Natixis Advisors LLC Acquires 14,177 Shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE)

Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Free Report) by 21.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 80,869 shares of the online travel company's stock after acquiring an additional 14,177 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Expedia Group worth $11,971,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Empirical Finance LLC increased its holdings in Expedia Group by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 4,754 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $704,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 11,367 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $1,683,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. GHE LLC grew its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. GHE LLC now owns 6,689 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $980,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 7.1% in the second quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC now owns 1,517 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $186,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 5.2% in the third quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 2,076 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $307,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EXPE has been the topic of several recent research reports. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $140.00 price target on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Piper Sandler restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $140.00 price target (down from $145.00) on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Oppenheimer upped 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. DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $135.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $145.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $164.88.

Insider Buying and Selling at Expedia Group

In other Expedia Group news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 7,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,187 shares in the company, valued at $2,035,922.13. This represents a 38.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Dara Khosrowshahi sold 10,000 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction on Friday, October 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.18, for a total value of $1,501,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 198,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,811,480.90. The trade was a 4.80 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 37,000 shares of company stock valued at $5,846,530 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 6.80% of the company's stock.

Expedia Group Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EXPE opened at $179.10 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $22.99 billion, a PE ratio of 23.05, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.78. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 12-month low of $107.25 and a 12-month high of $190.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03. The company's 50 day moving average price is $157.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $136.14.

About Expedia Group

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.