Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) Shares Sold by Warther Private Wealth LLC

Warther Private Wealth LLC trimmed its position in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE - Free Report) by 75.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,200 shares of the online travel company's stock after selling 6,930 shares during the period. Warther Private Wealth LLC's holdings in Expedia Group were worth $326,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EXPE. Venture Visionary Partners LLC lifted its position 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 valued at $1,683,000 after buying an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 24,351 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $3,354,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. lifted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 5.8% during the 1st quarter. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. now owns 1,601 shares of the online travel company's stock valued at $221,000 after buying an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Expedia Group by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 2,028 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $279,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AdvisorShares Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Expedia Group by 7.1% in the 2nd quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC now owns 1,517 shares of the online travel company's stock worth $186,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. 90.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 5,417 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.60, for a total transaction of $729,128.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 84,543 shares in the company, valued at $11,379,487.80. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. In related news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 5,417 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.60, for a total transaction of $729,128.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 84,543 shares in the company, valued at $11,379,487.80. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 12,602 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.50, for a total value of $1,657,163.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 89,960 shares of the company's stock, valued at $11,829,740. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 38,019 shares of company stock worth $5,390,191 in the last three months. 8.07% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EXPE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. StockNews.com cut Expedia Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. UBS Group boosted their price target on Expedia Group from $137.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Expedia Group from $130.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Expedia Group from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, TD Cowen downgraded Expedia Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $130.00 to $150.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Expedia Group currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $152.54.

Expedia Group Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of EXPE stock traded down $2.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $158.39. The stock had a trading volume of 972,952 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,192,847. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 12-month low of $92.48 and a 12-month high of $164.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.79. The firm's 50-day moving average is $143.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $130.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.45, a current ratio of 0.76 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The online travel company reported $3.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.17 by $0.34. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 47.55% and a net margin of 6.09%. The business had revenue of $3.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.53 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.34 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 8.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.