The stock price of Expedia Group Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) has dropped by -3.74 compared to previous close of 193.50. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -6.75% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-26 that Expedia (EXPE) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company’s earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
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 20.59x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.62. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 24 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EXPE is 122.28M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.22% of that float. On March 04, 2025, the average trading volume of EXPE was 1.81M shares.
EXPE’s Market Performance
EXPE stock saw an increase of -6.75% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 8.96% and a quarterly increase of 0.73%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.26%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.30% for Expedia Group Inc (EXPE). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.59% for EXPE’s stock, with a simple moving average of 20.75% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EXPE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EXPE stocks, with HSBC Securities repeating the rating for EXPE by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for EXPE in the upcoming period, according to HSBC Securities is $215 based on the research report published on February 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Melius, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EXPE reach a price target of $220. The rating they have provided for EXPE stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 06th, 2025.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to EXPE, setting the target price at $221 in the report published on December 18th of the previous year.
EXPE Trading at -0.17% 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 -10.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.30%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.26%, as shares surge +9.45% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.77% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EXPE fell by -7.06%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +63.60% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $195.21. In addition, Expedia Group Inc saw -0.03% 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 Dzielak Robert J, who sale 5,000 shares at the price of $205.70 back on Feb 19 ’25. After this action, Dzielak Robert J now owns 74,502 shares of Expedia Group Inc, valued at $1,028,500 using the latest closing price.
Dzielak Robert J, the Chief Legal Officer & Sec’y of Expedia Group Inc, sale 4,869 shares at $203.00 during a trade that took place back on Feb 12 ’25, which means that Dzielak Robert J is holding 76,196 shares at $988,407 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
- 0.86 for the gross margin
The net margin for Expedia Group Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.16. Equity return is now at value 79.84, with 5.61 for asset returns.
Based on Expedia Group Inc (EXPE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.81 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.47. The debt to equity ratio resting at 4.19. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.63.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.63 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.36. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.83. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.26for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.61. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.72.
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.
