BTIG Research Issues Positive Forecast for Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Stock Price

07 Nov 2025, 19:22 by Amy Steele · The Cerbat Gem

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE – Free Report) had its price objective boosted by BTIG Research from $250.00 to $275.00 in a report issued on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. BTIG Research currently has a buy rating on the online travel company’s stock.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Piper Sandler raised shares of Expedia Group from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $190.00 to $250.00 in a research note on Friday. Bank of America raised their price objective on Expedia Group from $211.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Expedia Group from $211.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. DA Davidson raised their price target on Expedia Group from $174.00 to $218.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Benchmark lifted their price objective on Expedia Group from $215.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and twenty-three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $244.03.

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Expedia Group Trading Up 17.5%

Shares of EXPE stock traded up $38.55 on Thursday, hitting $258.25. 7,650,683 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,026,855. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.58. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $218.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $191.28. Expedia Group has a one year low of $130.01 and a one year high of $264.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.75.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The online travel company reported $7.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.10 by $0.47. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 56.25% and a net margin of 7.94%.The firm had revenue of $4.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.28 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $6.13 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Expedia Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Expedia Group will post 12.28 EPS for the current year.

Expedia Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 19th. Expedia Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 19.61%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Expedia Group

In other Expedia Group news, Director Craig A. Jacobson sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $207.78, for a total transaction of $623,340.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 33,858 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,035,015.24. This represents a 8.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 852 shares of the 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 sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 12,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,477,971.68. The trade was a 6.61% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 9,816 shares of company stock valued at $2,009,132. Company insiders own 9.13% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Expedia Group

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXPE. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Expedia Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $663,882,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Expedia Group by 102.0% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,917,669 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $492,152,000 after purchasing an additional 1,473,386 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the first quarter valued at approximately $227,174,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Expedia Group by 3,369.4% during the first quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 1,029,117 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $172,995,000 after buying an additional 999,454 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management boosted its stake in Expedia Group by 497.0% during the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 871,837 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $147,061,000 after buying an additional 725,797 shares during the last quarter. 90.76% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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