Expedia Group (EXPE) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) is projected to post its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, February 6th. Analysts expect Expedia Group to post earnings of $2.06 per share and revenue of $3.07 billion for the quarter. Persons that are interested in registering for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The online travel company reported $5.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.42 by ($0.24). The firm had revenue of $4.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.11 billion. Expedia Group had a net margin of 7.97% and a return on equity of 49.25%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.85 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Expedia Group to post $9 EPS for the current fiscal year and $11 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Expedia Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ EXPE opened at $171.27 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $21.98 billion, a PE ratio of 22.04, a PEG ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.83. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $183.93 and a 200 day moving average of $158.53. Expedia Group has a one year low of $107.25 and a one year high of $192.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.73.

Insider Buying and Selling at Expedia Group

In other news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 1,951 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.00, for a total value of $351,180.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 85,250 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,345,000. This represents a 2.24 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Dara Khosrowshahi sold 10,000 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.87, for a total transaction of $1,568,700.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 188,505 shares in the company, valued at $29,570,779.35. This trade represents a 5.04 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 28,951 shares of company stock valued at $5,045,310 over the last three months. 6.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

EXPE has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Melius upgraded shares of Expedia Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. Barclays raised their price target on Expedia Group from $153.00 to $166.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Robert W. Baird initiated coverage on shares of Expedia Group in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $225.00 price objective on the stock. DA Davidson upped their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $135.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Susquehanna raised their target price on Expedia Group from $145.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $177.75.

Expedia Group Company 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.