One Wealth Advisors LLC Has $598,000 Position in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE)

One Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 9.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,212 shares of the online travel company’s stock after acquiring an additional 286 shares during the period. One Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $598,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in EXPE. Greenleaf Trust lifted its stake in Expedia Group by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 2,520 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $470,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the period. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the 4th quarter valued at $204,000. Waldron Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Expedia Group during the fourth quarter worth $231,000. Caprock Group LLC boosted its stake in Expedia Group by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 10,524 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $1,961,000 after acquiring an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Expedia Group by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC now owns 27,174 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $5,055,000 after purchasing an additional 1,353 shares during the period. 90.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EXPE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Benchmark increased their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Expedia Group from $180.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Robert W. Baird assumed coverage on Expedia Group in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $225.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Expedia Group from $135.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Expedia Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $177.75.

Expedia Group Stock Down 0.6 %

EXPE opened at $170.95 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $183.26 and a 200 day moving average of $159.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 12 month low of $107.25 and a 12 month high of $192.34. The company has a market cap of $21.94 billion, a PE ratio of 22.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.82.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The online travel company reported $5.18 earnings per share 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 net margin of 7.97% and a return on equity of 49.25%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.85 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 8.76 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Dara Khosrowshahi sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.15, for a total value of $1,851,500.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 168,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $31,198,700.75. This represents a 5.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 1,951 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.00, for a total value of $351,180.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 85,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,345,000. This represents a 2.24 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 18,951 shares of company stock worth $3,476,610 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 6.80% of the company’s stock.

Expedia Group 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.