Callan Family Office LLC Buys Shares of 2,918 Expedia Group, Inc. $EXPE

Callan Family Office LLC bought a new stake in shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 2,918 shares of the online travel company’s stock, valued at approximately $492,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. GFG Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Allegiance Financial Group Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $209,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS raised its position in shares of Expedia Group by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 70,942 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $11,966,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the period. SteelPeak Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Expedia Group by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 7,104 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $1,198,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the period. Finally, Chung Wu Investment Group LLC raised its position in shares of Expedia Group by 13.3% in the 2nd quarter. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC now owns 1,700 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $287,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Expedia Group

In other news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 852 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.88, for a total transaction of $175,409.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 12,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,477,971.68. This trade represents a 6.61% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 3,306 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.84, for a total transaction of $663,977.04. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 77,075 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,479,743. This represents a 4.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 9,816 shares of company stock valued at $2,009,132 in the last ninety days. 9.13% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Expedia Group Price Performance

Shares of EXPE opened at $223.12 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.56. Expedia Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $130.01 and a twelve month high of $240.98. The company has a 50 day moving average of $213.86 and a 200-day moving average of $183.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The online travel company reported $4.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.13 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $3.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.70 billion. Expedia Group had a net margin of 7.94% and a return on equity of 56.25%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.51 EPS. Expedia Group has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 12.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 28th were paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 28th. Expedia Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.61%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on EXPE. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $182.00 to $209.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $174.00 to $218.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $175.00 to $168.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Mizuho assumed coverage on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $240.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Wedbush increased their target price on Expedia Group from $175.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, twenty have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Expedia Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $209.00.

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.