Expedia stock: buy or sell
Updated on:
Mar 2nd, 2021
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Expedia stock brief
- Expedia stock barely changed 0.15% to close at $161.24 on the stock market on Monday.
- DA Davidson published a hold rating for Expedia on Monday, with a target of $167.00
- Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Retail, B2B, and trivago segments.
Should I buy Expedia stock?
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Is $EXPE stock a buy?
In the current situation of Expedia there is not any eligible buy setup. This doesn't mean we expect a selloff for $EXPE in the next few days, or that it may not climb higher. Simply, it doesn't match our recommended trading systems
Should I sell Expedia stock?
"To sell or not to sell", if you are holding Expedia stock?. Trading strategies allow us to avoid impetuous decisions based on our feelings or the noise that surrounds the market. We like very simple setups to guide us on when is a good moment to sell our shares. Be aware that these setups should not be used for shorting $EXPE stock
A golden rule is that you should not hold an open trade that produces greater losses than those expected upon the buy. The moment to sell shares always has to be ruled by the stop-loss (automatic or manual)
Is it time to sell Expedia stock?
Currently, Expedia stock doesn't match any of our preferred sell setups, so if you hold Expedia stock and your operation is in profit probably is not time to sell now
Expedia ratings
In the last month, 13 brokerage ratings were published for Expedia. General sentiment is bullish, with 8 out of 13 publishing optimistic forecasts
| Brokerage firm | Rating |
|---|---|
| Feb 1st, 2021 | |
| Wedbush | Neutral → Buy |
| Feb 11th, 2021 | |
| Credit Suisse Group | Buy |
| Feb 12th, 2021 | |
| Barclays | Buy |
| Benchmark | |
| Cowen | Buy |
| Mizuho | Neutral |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Neutral |
| Feb 18th, 2021 | |
| Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | |
| Feb 22nd, 2021 | |
| DA Davidson | Neutral |
| Feb 25th, 2021 | |
| Argus | Neutral → |
| Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | |
| Mar 1st, 2021 | |
| DA Davidson | Neutral |
Expedia stock analysis
SMAs overview
Supports and resistances
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Bollinger bands
Relative strength index
The RSI dropped below the overbought level of 70 last Thursday after just crossing to the overbough zone for 1 day (weak signal). The RSI value on Monday was 66.84
Expedia stock price history
Expedia went public priced at an adjusted price1 of $31.76 on Jul 2005. Since then, EXPE stock surged by 407.68%, with an average of 27.18% per year. If you had invested $1,000USD in Expedia stock on Jul 2005, it would worth $5,076.83 today.
1: Adjusted price after possible price splits or reverse-splits
Price target for Expedia stock
Nobody knows how much a stock will be priced in the future. However, many stock price forecasts are posted every day by banks, financial institutions and independent analysts.
The following table shows the price forecasts published by financial institutions for the last 30 days. If you are a small investor you don't have to buy or sell based on these predictions.
Averaging all price targets exposed below, the predicted price for Expedia stock is $157.77. Expedia closed at $161.24 on Monday, so the target price is forecasting a decrease by 2.15%.
| Brokerage firm | Price target |
|---|---|
| Feb 1st, 2021 | |
| Wedbush | $130.00 → $160.00 |
| Feb 11th, 2021 | |
| Credit Suisse Group | $136.00 → $168.00 |
| Feb 12th, 2021 | |
| Barclays | $140.00 → $167.00 |
| Benchmark | $120.00 → $175.00 |
| Cowen | $140.00 → $150.00 |
| Mizuho | $115.00 → $135.00 |
| Piper Sandler | $105.00 → $138.00 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | $117.00 → $140.00 |
| Feb 18th, 2021 | |
| Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | $108.00 → $148.00 |
| Feb 22nd, 2021 | |
| DA Davidson | $105.00 → $167.00 |
| Feb 25th, 2021 | |
| Argus | $188.00 |
| Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft | $108.00 → $148.00 |
| Mar 1st, 2021 | |
| DA Davidson | $105.00 → $167.00 |
Earnings and financials
Shareholders call was hosted by Expedia ($EXPE) in mid-February after presenting the financial report. Expedia missed consensus earnings estimates and posted of $-2.64, that is a -34.01% worse than the forecasts of $-1.97. Also, reported sales were $920.0 million versus estimates of $1.1 billion.
This compares to Earnings of $1.24 per share a year ago, so reported EPS means a drop of -312.90%. Turnover collapsed a -66.51% on an annualized basis in the , from $27.5B to $9.2B last quarter.Expedia ($EXPE) is presenting financial report next May. Market analysts analysts predict of $-2.35, that is a 10.98% higher than Q4.
Expedia performance
| Company | 1m | 3m | 6m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expedia ($EXPE) | 29.10% | 30.00% | 63.30% |
Important note:
The opinions written in this post are personal and not recommendations for you to buy or sell shares. The author of this document does not have an understanding of the individual circumstances of the reader, his or her financial statements or his or her own best interests at any given time. All users should speak with their financial advisor before buying or selling any securities Comments are expressed for informational reasons onlyExpedia summary
| Monday, March 1st, 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Open | $164 |
| Close | $161.24 |
| Day range | $159.45 - $165.75 |
| Previous close | $161 |
| Session gain | 0.15% |
| Average true range | $7.90 |
| 50d mov avg | $139.75 |
| 100d mov avg | $125.09 |
| 200d mov avg | $106.16 |
| Earnings date | May 19th, 2021 |