Expedia Group (EXPE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company's B2B segment provides various travel and non-travel companies including airlines, offline travel agents, online retailers, corporate travel management, and financial institutions who leverage its travel technology and tap into its diverse supply to augment their offerings and market Expedia Group rates and availabilities to its travelers. Its trivago segment, a hotel metasearch website, which send referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from hotel metasearch websites. In addition, the company provides brand advertising through online and offline channels, loyalty programs, mobile apps, and search engine marketing, as well as metasearch, social media, direct and personalized traveler communications on its websites, and through direct e-mail communication with its travelers. The company was formerly known as Expedia, Inc. and changed its name to Expedia Group, Inc. in March 2018. Expedia Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $177.38 to $185.52
• 50-Day Range: $150.41 to $191.01
• 52-Week Range: $107.25 to $192.34
• Volume: 4.13 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $23.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.78
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $169.70
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Expedia Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Expedia Group scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 27th out of 218 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Expedia Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.37, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 20 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Expedia Group has been the subject of 19 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 25.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Expedia Group are expected to grow by 25.37% in the coming year, from $8.79 to $11.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Expedia Group is 23.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Expedia Group is 23.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 109.00.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Expedia Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.07. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Expedia Group has a P/B Ratio of 9.04. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.58% of the float of Expedia Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Expedia Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Expedia Group has recently decreased by 12.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Expedia Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Expedia Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Expedia Group is 17.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Expedia Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.34% next year. This indicates that Expedia Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.80

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.58% of the float of Expedia Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Expedia Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Expedia Group has recently decreased by 12.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.56

News Sentiment

Expedia Group has a news sentiment score of 0.56. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Expedia Group this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for EXPE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -93% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Expedia Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 38% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Expedia Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,197,710.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.80% of the stock of Expedia Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.76% of the stock of Expedia Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

EXPE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have EXPE shares performed this year?

Expedia Group's stock was trading at $151.79 at the beginning of the year. Since then, EXPE shares have increased by 21.7% and is now trading at $184.75.
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How were Expedia Group's earnings last quarter?

Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 8th. The online travel company reported $3.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.17 by $0.34. The business's quarterly revenue was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Is Expedia Group doing a stock buyback?

Expedia Group's board authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, November 2nd 2023, which permits the company to buy back $5,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 30.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Does Expedia Group have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Expedia Group: CanadaStays.com, Liberty Expedia Holdings, Apartment Jet, Pillow, SilverRail Technologies, Trover, HomeAway, and more.

Who are Expedia Group's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Expedia Group include Windacre Partnership LLC (3.32%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (2.50%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.46%) and ValueAct Holdings L.P. (2.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Dara Khosrowshahi, Robert J Dzielak, Jonathan L Dolgen, Craig A Jacobson, Lance A Soliday, Peter M Kern, Susan C Athey and Eric M Hart.
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How do I buy shares of Expedia Group?

Shares of EXPE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Expedia Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Expedia Group investors own include BlackRock (BLK), Broadcom (AVGO), ServiceNow (NOW), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/08/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Transportation services
• Sub-Industry: Internet Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EXPE
• CUSIP: 30212P30
• CIK: 1324424
• Web: www.expediagroup.com
• Phone: (206) 481-7200
• Fax: 425-564-7240
• Employees: 17,100
• Year Founded: 1996

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $169.70
• High Stock Price Target: $225.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -8.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.37
• Research Coverage: 30 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $7.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.78
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.02
• P/E Growth: 1.07
• Net Income: $797 million
• Net Margins: 7.97%
• Pretax Margin: 10.29%
• Return on Equity: 49.25%
• Return on Assets: 4.95%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.03
• Current Ratio: 0.73
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.39 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.77
• Cash Flow: $19.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.47
• Book Value: $20.44 per share
• Price / Book: 9.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 128,346,000
• Free Float: 119,618,000
• Market Cap: $23.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.84