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After finishing at $136.09 in the prior trading day, Expedia Group Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) closed at $115.33, down -15.25%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$15.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 13.92 million shares were traded. EXPE stock price reached its highest trading level at $122.735 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $115.15.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of EXPE by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.42. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.79 and its Current Ratio is at 0.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 7.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 7.37.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Piper Sandler on May 03, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $145 from $175 previously.
On May 03, 2024, BMO Capital Markets Downgraded its rating to Market Perform which previously was Outperform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $165 to $145.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on February 09, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $156.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 29 ’24 when Soliday Lance A sold 2,778 shares for $136.50 per share. The transaction valued at 379,188 led to the insider holds 11,005 shares of the business.
Soliday Lance A sold 5,119 shares of EXPE for $702,361 on Feb 22 ’24. The Chief Accounting Officer now owns 10,880 shares after completing the transaction at $137.21 per share. On Feb 01 ’24, another insider, KHOSROWSHAHI DARA, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $150.04 each. As a result, the insider received 1,500,419 and left with 216,521 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EXPE now has a Market Capitalization of 15277880320 and an Enterprise Value of 17400797184. As of this moment, Expedia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.12. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 17.30. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.332 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.093.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EXPE is 1.84, which has changed by 0.47156143 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.22379243 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EXPE has reached a high of $160.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $87.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.62%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.59M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2119990 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 131.52M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 126.19M. Insiders hold about 4.74% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.38% stake in the company. Shares short for EXPE as of 1713139200 were 6805778 with a Short Ratio of 2.62, compared to 1710460800 on 6011498. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6805778 and a Short% of Float of 6.0300004.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.96. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for EXPE, which recently paid a dividend on 2020-03-09 with an ex-dividend date of 1583712000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-12-21 when the company split stock in a 1:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 23.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Expedia Group Inc (EXPE) in the stock market.On average, analysts expect EPS of $3.44 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $3.93 and a low estimate of $2.54, while EPS last year was $2.89. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $6.73, with high estimates of $7.37 and low estimates of $5.72.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $16.24 and $8.59 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $12.3. EPS for the following year is $15.4, with 28.0 analysts recommending between $21.66 and $12.77.
Revenue Estimates
28 analysts predict $3.66B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.84B to a low estimate of $3.53B. As of the current estimate, Expedia Group Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.36BFor the next quarter, 28 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.33B. There is a high estimate of $4.43B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.12B.
A total of 33 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EXPE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $15.65B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $13.55B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $14.05B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.84BBased on 32 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $15.24B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $17.41B and the low estimate is $14.44B.
