Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) Shares Acquired by Venturi Wealth Management LLC

Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 709.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 332 shares of the online travel company’s stock after buying an additional 291 shares during the quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $49,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 36.8% in the second quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,654,200 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $334,403,000 after acquiring an additional 714,229 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Expedia Group by 14.8% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,054,485 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $132,851,000 after purchasing an additional 135,973 shares in the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 971,327 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $133,800,000 after purchasing an additional 29,294 shares during the last quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 8.5% during the third quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 817,592 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $121,020,000 after buying an additional 64,332 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Expedia Group by 414.4% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 686,244 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $94,512,000 after buying an additional 552,831 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Expedia Group

In other news, Director Dara Khosrowshahi sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.18, for a total value of $1,501,800.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 198,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,811,480.90. The trade was a 4.80 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 5,417 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.60, for a total value of $729,128.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 84,543 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,379,487.80. This trade represents a 6.02 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 35,417 shares of company stock valued at $5,301,728 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 6.80% of the company’s stock.

Expedia Group Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of EXPE opened at $181.35 on Friday. Expedia Group, Inc. has a one year low of $107.25 and a one year high of $190.40. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $153.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $134.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.73. The company has a market capitalization of $23.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.78.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on EXPE shares. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $144.00 to $166.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Expedia Group from $130.00 to $159.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Wedbush increased their target price on Expedia Group from $130.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Expedia Group from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and set a $140.00 price objective on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Friday, August 9th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Expedia Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $162.68.

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.