Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) Receives “Buy” Rating from BTIG Research

BTIG Research reiterated their buy rating on shares of Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $330.00 price target on the online travel company’s stock.

EXPE has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price target on Expedia Group from $256.00 to $253.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. HSBC increased their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $365.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $260.00 price target on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $270.00 to $245.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twenty-two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Expedia Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $283.42.

Expedia Group Trading Down 9.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:EXPE opened at $229.98 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $238.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $249.59. Expedia Group has a 1 year low of $148.55 and a 1 year high of $303.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The company has a market capitalization of $28.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.24, a P/E/G ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.30.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The online travel company reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.55. The firm had revenue of $3.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.35 billion. Expedia Group had a return on equity of 79.32% and a net margin of 9.81%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.40 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Expedia Group will post 16.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Expedia Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 28th will be given a $0.48 dividend. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 28th. Expedia Group’s dividend payout ratio is 19.49%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 8,225 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.82, for a total transaction of $1,816,244.50. Following the transaction, the insider owned 102,480 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,629,633.60. The trade was a 7.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 9.13% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $861,979,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of Expedia Group by 24,899.5% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,808,466 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $386,560,000 after acquiring an additional 1,801,232 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 25.0% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,645,732 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $779,275,000 after acquiring an additional 728,063 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Expedia Group by 594.0% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 583,830 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $165,405,000 after acquiring an additional 499,706 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG boosted its holdings in Expedia Group by 55.0% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,286,093 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $364,363,000 after acquiring an additional 456,176 shares during the last quarter. 90.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Expedia Group News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Expedia Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expedia reported stronger-than-expected Q1 results, with EPS of $1.96 beating estimates and revenue of $3.43 billion also topping forecasts. Bookings rose 13%, revenue climbed 15%, and B2B gross bookings jumped 22%, showing the company’s higher-margin business continues to drive growth. Expedia Group Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remained constructive after the report, with BTIG and Bank of America reiterating bullish views and raising price targets, suggesting Wall Street still sees upside if Expedia can sustain its growth and margin improvement. Justin Post Reiterates Buy on Expedia, Lifts Price Target to $310
• Neutral Sentiment: Expedia is leaning harder into AI, including integrations with ChatGPT and Claude and AI-powered customer support. Investors may view this as a long-term competitive advantage, though higher compute costs could offset near-term benefits. Expedia Group sees reward and risk in the rise of AI-powered travel
• Neutral Sentiment: The company also announced a quarterly dividend, which is a modest shareholder-return positive but unlikely to be a major stock driver on its own.
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance and external travel concerns are weighing on the stock. Reports cited weaker outlook language and geopolitical/travel advisory headwinds, including the Middle East conflict and a Mexico travel advisory, which trimmed bookings and room-night growth. Expedia tumbles as Middle East conflict, Mexico travel advisory hit bookings

Expedia Group Company Profile

Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) is a global travel technology company that operates an online marketplace connecting consumers, travel suppliers and third?party partners. The company’s platform enables search, comparison and booking of travel products and services, including hotels, airline tickets, vacation rentals, car rentals, cruises and packaged travel. Its portfolio comprises consumer-facing travel brands as well as corporate travel solutions and technology services that serve both leisure and business travelers.

Key offerings include consumer booking platforms and mobile apps that aggregate inventory from hotels, vacation rental managers, airlines and car rental companies, alongside ancillary travel services such as trip insurance and activities.