Expedia Group Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE)’s stock price has decreased by -0.68 compared to its previous closing price of 169.62. However, the company has seen a -1.92% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-04 that EXPE is expected to have benefited from higher bookings and B2B growth, though strong competition may constrain growth in the fourth quarter.
Is It Worth Investing in Expedia Group Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) Right Now?
Expedia Group Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 21.72x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.86. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 25 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EXPE is 121.76M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.55% of that float. On February 05, 2025, the average trading volume of EXPE was 1.51M shares.
EXPE’s Market Performance
EXPE stock saw a decrease of -1.92% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -9.10% and a quarterly a decrease of 7.78%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.30%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.00% for Expedia Group Inc (EXPE). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.18% for EXPE’s stock, with a 14.23% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EXPE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EXPE stocks, with Melius repeating the rating for EXPE by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for EXPE in the upcoming period, according to Melius is $220 based on the research report published on January 06, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EXPE reach a price target of $221, previously predicting the price at $187. The rating they have provided for EXPE stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 18th, 2024.
Robert W. Baird gave a rating of “Outperform” to EXPE, setting the target price at $225 in the report published on November 27th of the previous year.
EXPE Trading at -7.62% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EXPE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.41% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.00%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.30%, as shares sank -9.47% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.85% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EXPE fell by -1.92%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +30.87% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $177.67. In addition, Expedia Group Inc saw -9.59% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at EXPE starting from KHOSROWSHAHI DARA, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $169.79 back on Feb 03 ’25. After this action, KHOSROWSHAHI DARA now owns 158,505 shares of Expedia Group Inc, valued at $1,697,940 using the latest closing price.
KHOSROWSHAHI DARA, the Director of Expedia Group Inc, sale 10,000 shares at $185.15 during a trade that took place back on Jan 02 ’25, which means that KHOSROWSHAHI DARA is holding 168,505 shares at $1,851,528 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for EXPE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.4 for the gross margin
The net margin for Expedia Group Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 71.25, with 4.65 for asset returns.
Based on Expedia Group Inc (EXPE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.83 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.4. The debt to equity ratio resting at 4.96. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.2.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.07 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.21. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.58. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.56for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.57. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.73.
Conclusion
To sum up, Expedia Group Inc (EXPE) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
