Seizert Capital Partners LLC Has $50.81 Million Stock Holdings in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE)

Seizert Capital Partners LLC increased its position in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 343,232 shares of the online travel company’s stock after buying an additional 11,048 shares during the quarter. Expedia Group accounts for approximately 2.3% of Seizert Capital Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Seizert Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $50,805,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Expedia Group by 21.3% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 80,869 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $11,971,000 after buying an additional 14,177 shares during the period. Empirical Finance LLC lifted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 1.3% in the third quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 4,754 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $704,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the period. First Business Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Expedia Group by 2.0% in the third quarter. First Business Financial Services Inc. now owns 9,940 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $1,471,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares during the period. CIBC Asset Management Inc boosted its holdings in Expedia Group by 6.8% in the third quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 18,355 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $2,717,000 after acquiring an additional 1,163 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Expedia Group by 16.7% during the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,485 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $368,000 after purchasing an additional 356 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on EXPE. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $134.00 to $153.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Benchmark upped their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Wedbush increased their price target on Expedia Group from $130.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Expedia Group from $145.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $130.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Monday, October 7th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $162.68.

Insider Activity at Expedia Group

In related news, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 5,417 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.60, for a total transaction of $729,128.20. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 84,543 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,379,487.80. The trade was a 6.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction 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 the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.18, for a total transaction of $1,501,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 198,505 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,811,480.90. This trade represents a 4.80 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 35,417 shares of company stock valued at $5,301,728 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 6.80% of the company’s stock.

Expedia Group Stock Performance

Shares of EXPE opened at $181.35 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.34, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.78. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $107.25 and a 52 week high of $190.40. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $154.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $135.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.73.

Expedia Group 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.