Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH Has $2.05 Million Position in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE)

Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH raised its position in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Free Report) by 20.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,022 shares of the online travel company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,839 shares during the quarter. Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC OH's holdings in Expedia Group were worth $2,054,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Caprock Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 33.7% during the third quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 10,191 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $1,508,000 after acquiring an additional 2,569 shares during the period. Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the 4th quarter valued at $1,791,000. Cozad Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 16.9% in the 3rd quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 30,823 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $4,562,000 after buying an additional 4,449 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its stake in Expedia Group by 13.1% during the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 649,716 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $96,171,000 after buying an additional 75,120 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Investment Consultants LLC bought a new stake in Expedia Group in the third quarter worth about $527,000. Institutional investors own 90.76% of the company's stock.

Expedia Group Trading Up 0.9 %

Expedia Group stock traded up $1.78 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $198.59. The stock had a trading volume of 713,416 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,021,631. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $185.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $166.51. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.59 billion, a PE ratio of 21.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.82. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 12 month low of $107.25 and a 12 month high of $207.73.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The online travel company reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.06 by ($0.22). Expedia Group had a net margin of 9.01% and a return on equity of 52.41%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 EPS for the current year.

Expedia Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.81%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. This is an increase from Expedia Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. Expedia Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 17.68%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Expedia Group

In other news, Director Dara Khosrowshahi sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $169.79, for a total transaction of $1,697,900.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 158,505 shares of the company's stock, valued at $26,912,563.95. This trade represents a 5.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 5,000 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.70, for a total value of $1,028,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 74,502 shares in the company, valued at $15,325,061.40. This trade represents a 6.29 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 25,000 shares of company stock valued at $4,577,900. 6.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. HSBC upgraded shares of Expedia Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $215.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Baird R W raised Expedia Group to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Susquehanna increased their target price on Expedia Group from $190.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Bank of America upgraded Expedia Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $187.00 to $221.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Expedia Group from $208.00 to $236.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Nineteen investment 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, the stock presently 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.