19,982 Shares in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) Acquired by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 19,982 shares of the online travel company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,958,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of EXPE. Caprock Group LLC increased its position in shares of Expedia Group by 33.7% during the third quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 10,191 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $1,508,000 after acquiring an additional 2,569 shares in the last quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Expedia Group by 16.9% during the 3rd quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 30,823 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $4,562,000 after purchasing an additional 4,449 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 13.1% in the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 649,716 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $96,171,000 after purchasing an additional 75,120 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Expedia Group in the third quarter worth approximately $527,000. Finally, DoubleLine ETF Adviser LP bought a new position in shares of Expedia Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $465,000. Institutional investors own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Expedia Group

In related news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.99, for a total transaction of $1,273,930.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 11,187 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,035,922.13. The trade was a 38.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 1,951 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.00, for a total transaction of $351,180.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 85,250 shares in the company, valued at $15,345,000. This represents a 2.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 38,951 shares of company stock valued at $6,197,710 in the last quarter. 6.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Expedia Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EXPE opened at $183.00 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.73. Expedia Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $107.25 and a fifty-two week high of $192.34. The stock has a market cap of $23.49 billion, a PE ratio of 23.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.84. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $171.80 and a 200-day moving average of $144.68.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on EXPE shares. StockNews.com raised Expedia Group from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Robert W. Baird started coverage on shares of Expedia Group in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $225.00 target price for the company. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $144.00 to $166.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Baird R W raised shares of Expedia Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $130.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Monday, October 7th. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Expedia Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $167.67.

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.