Retirement Solution Inc. Has $410,000 Holdings in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE)

Retirement Solution Inc. cut its stake in shares of Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 5.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,702 shares of the online travel company’s stock after selling 154 shares during the period. Expedia Group accounts for 0.1% of Retirement Solution Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 29th largest position. Retirement Solution Inc.’s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $410,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EXPE. Everence Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Expedia Group during the third quarter worth approximately $313,000. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 8.5% during the third quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 9,472 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $939,000 after purchasing an additional 745 shares during the period. Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 10.3% during the third quarter. Coronation Fund Managers Ltd. now owns 450,182 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $46,400,000 after purchasing an additional 41,900 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 79.7% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 354 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the period. Finally, Czech National Bank increased its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 42.7% during the third quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 24,092 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $2,483,000 after purchasing an additional 7,210 shares during the period. 90.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

EXPE has been the topic of several recent research reports. Ascendiant Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Expedia Group from $133.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 29th. StockNews.com raised shares of Expedia Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 14th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $159.00 to $155.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 9th. Bank of America cut shares of Expedia Group from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $156.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Friday, February 9th. Finally, BTIG Research lifted their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $150.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 27th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $149.12.

Expedia Group Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of Expedia Group stock traded up $0.78 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $135.80. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,776,287 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,433,890. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.24, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.78. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $87.94 and a 52 week high of $160.05. The stock has a market cap of $18.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 1.86. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $134.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $133.66.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 8th. The online travel company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.10. Expedia Group had a net margin of 6.21% and a return on equity of 35.79%. The company had revenue of $2.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.88 billion. Equities research analysts anticipate that Expedia Group, Inc. will post 9.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Expedia Group news, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 5,119 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.21, for a total transaction of $702,377.99. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 10,880 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,492,844.80. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other Expedia Group news, Director Dara Khosrowshahi sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.04, for a total transaction of $1,500,400.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 216,521 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,486,810.84. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Lance A. Soliday sold 5,119 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $137.21, for a total transaction of $702,377.99. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 10,880 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,492,844.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 8.07% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.