Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) Shares Sold by Atria Investments Inc

Atria Investments Inc decreased its stake in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 21.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,254 shares of the online travel company’s stock after selling 876 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $482,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Oxbow Advisors LLC increased its position in Expedia Group by 1.9% during the third quarter. Oxbow Advisors LLC now owns 34,567 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $5,117,000 after buying an additional 630 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 51.2% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,608 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $2,754,000 after acquiring an additional 6,298 shares during the period. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 33.6% in the 3rd quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,550 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $673,000 after acquiring an additional 1,145 shares during the period. Fiera Capital Corp raised its position in Expedia Group by 31.1% in the 3rd quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 474,753 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $70,273,000 after purchasing an additional 112,610 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keynote Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Expedia Group during the 3rd quarter worth $217,000. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Expedia Group

In other news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 $2,035,922.13. This represents a 38.49 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Dara Khosrowshahi sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.18, for a total transaction of $1,501,800.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 198,505 shares in the company, valued at approximately $29,811,480.90. The trade was a 4.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 37,000 shares of company stock worth $5,846,530 over the last ninety days. 6.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

EXPE has been the subject of several recent research reports. UBS Group increased their price target on Expedia Group from $137.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $144.00 to $166.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $134.00 to $153.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Benchmark boosted their target price on Expedia Group from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, TD Cowen downgraded Expedia Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $130.00 to $150.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $164.88.

Expedia Group Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of EXPE stock opened at $179.10 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.05, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $157.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $136.14. Expedia Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $107.25 and a twelve month high of $190.40.

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.