Facts You Need to Understand Expedia Stock

Now trading at a price of $118.26, Expedia has moved 0.2% so far today.

Expedia returned gains of 33.0% last year, with its stock price reaching a high of $124.95 and a low of $82.39. Over the same period, the stock outperformed the S&P 500 index by 15.0%. More recently, the company's 50-day average price was $102.56. Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. Based in Seattle, WA, the large-cap Consumer Discretionary company has 16,500 full time employees. Expedia has not offered a dividend during the last year.

The Business Has Negative Margins on Average:

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Revenue (MM) $11,223 $12,067 $5,199 $8,598 $11,667 $12,260
Operating Margins 6.0% 7.0% -52.0% 2.0% 9.0% 10.0%
Net Margins 4.0% 5.0% -2.0% 0.0% 3.0% 7.0%
Net Income (MM) $406 $572 -$116 $15 $352 $899
Net Interest Expense (MM) $190 $173 $360 $351 $277 $245
Depreciation & Amort. (MM) $676 $712 $893 $814 $792 $789
Earnings Per Share $2.65 $3.77 -$19.0 -$1.8 $2.17 $5.71
Diluted Shares (MM) 153 150 141 150 162 152
Free Cash Flow (MM) $1,097 $1,607 -$4,631 $3,075 $2,778 $2,321
Capital Expenditures (MM) $878 $1,160 $797 $673 $662 $803
Net Current Assets (MM) -$3,369 -$4,012 -$834 -$1,697 -$2,460 -$3,085
Long Term Debt (MM) $3,717 $4,189 $8,216 $7,715 $6,240 $0
Net Debt / EBITDA 5.2 5.36 -4.45 11.03 5.69 3.23

Expedia's Valuation Is in Line With Its Sector Averages:

Expedia has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 18.8, compared to an average of 22.33 for the Consumer Discretionary sector. Based on its EPS guidance of $11.7, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 8.8. The company doesn't provide forward earnings guidance, and the compound average growth rate of its last 6 years of reported EPS is 13.6%. On this basis, Expedia's PEG ratio is 1.38. Using instead the 9.4% weighted average of Expedia's earnings CAGR and the broader market's anticipated 5-year EPS growth rate, the company's PEG ratio is 2.01, which suggests that its shares may be overpriced. Furthermore, Expedia is likely overvalued compared to the book value of its equity, since its P/B ratio of 9.89 is higher than the sector average of 3.12. The company's shares are currently trading 203.2% above their Graham number.

Expedia Has an Average Rating of Buy:

The 29 analysts following Expedia have set target prices ranging from $90.0 to $200.0 per share, for an average of $126.72 with a buy rating. As of April 2023, the company is trading -19.1% away from its average target price, indicating that there is an analyst consensus of some upside potential.

Expedia has an average amount of shares sold short because 7.1% of the company's shares are sold short. Institutions own 97.1% of the company's shares, and the insider ownership rate stands at 0.5%, suggesting a small amount of insider investors. The largest shareholder is Vanguard Group Inc, whose 12% stake in the company is worth $1,945,692,241.

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