9,611 Shares in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) Purchased by Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC

Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 9,611 shares of the online travel company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,791,000.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in Expedia Group by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,980 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $441,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Finance LLC boosted its position in Expedia Group by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 4,754 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $704,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in Expedia Group by 14.8% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 489 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $91,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC boosted its position 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 valued at $1,683,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GHE LLC boosted its position in Expedia Group by 1.0% during 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. 90.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Expedia Group Stock Down 4.3 %

Shares of EXPE stock opened at $173.65 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $22.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.35, a PEG ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.83. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $107.25 and a 52 week high of $192.34. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $184.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $157.11.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The online travel company reported $5.18 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.42 by ($0.24). The company had revenue of $4.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.11 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 49.25% and a net margin of 7.97%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $4.85 EPS. Analysts predict that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 8.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Dara Khosrowshahi sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.87, for a total transaction of $1,568,700.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 188,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,570,779.35. This represents a 5.04 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.99, for a total transaction of $1,273,930.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 11,187 shares in the company, valued at $2,035,922.13. This trade represents a 38.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 28,951 shares of company stock worth $5,045,310. 6.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

EXPE has been the subject of several recent research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $130.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Monday, October 7th. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $155.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $172.00 to $168.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Wedbush boosted their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $130.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Monday, December 16th. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Expedia Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $175.96.

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.