Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) CAO Lance A. Soliday Sells 7,000 Shares

Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.99, for a total value of $1,273,930.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 11,187 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,035,922.13. The trade was a 38.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Expedia Group Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:EXPE opened at $180.40 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $155.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $135.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.48 billion, a PE ratio of 23.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.78. Expedia Group, Inc. has a one year low of $107.25 and a one year high of $190.40.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently commented on EXPE shares. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $134.00 to $153.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. StockNews.com downgraded Expedia Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 9th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective 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. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $140.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and set a $140.00 target price 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $164.88.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Expedia Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EXPE. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in Expedia Group by 2.1% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,980 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $441,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the period. Empirical Finance LLC boosted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 1.3% in the third quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 4,754 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $704,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the period. Venture Visionary Partners LLC increased its stake in 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 during the period. GHE LLC raised its holdings in Expedia Group by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. GHE LLC now owns 6,689 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $980,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AdvisorShares Investments LLC increased its position 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 worth $186,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

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.