First Business Financial Services Inc. Has $1.47 Million Holdings in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE)

First Business Financial Services Inc. grew its position in Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 9,940 shares of the online travel company’s stock after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the period. First Business Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Expedia Group were worth $1,471,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Venture Visionary Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Expedia Group by 0.6% during the third quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 11,367 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $1,683,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. GHE LLC increased its stake in Expedia Group by 1.0% in the third quarter. GHE LLC now owns 6,689 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $980,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in Expedia Group by 5.1% in the first quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 2,028 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $279,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the period. AdvisorShares Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Expedia Group by 7.1% during the second quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC now owns 1,517 shares of the online travel company’s stock worth $186,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Expedia Group by 93.8% in the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 217 shares of the online travel company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.76% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Expedia Group news, Director Dara Khosrowshahi sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.21, for a total value of $1,502,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 208,505 shares in the company, valued at $31,319,536.05. This represents a 4.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert J. Dzielak sold 5,417 shares of Expedia Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.60, for a total value 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 35,417 shares of company stock valued at $5,301,728 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 6.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $135.00 target price on shares of Expedia Group in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Expedia Group from $130.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Expedia Group from $137.00 to $156.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. BTIG Research increased their price target on Expedia Group from $175.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Expedia Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 9th. Nineteen equities research 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 currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $162.68.

Expedia Group Trading Up 1.1 %

NASDAQ:EXPE opened at $182.26 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $152.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $134.43. The company has a market cap of $23.73 billion, a PE ratio of 23.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03. Expedia Group, Inc. has a 12 month low of $107.25 and a 12 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.