Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) has been given a “BBB-” credit rating by Morningstar. The research firm’s “BBB-” rating indicates that the company is a moderate default risk. They also gave their stock a four star rating.

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Expedia stock. Gerstein Fisher increased its stake in shares of Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) by 1.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,490 shares of the online travel company’s stock after buying an additional 124 shares during the period. Gerstein Fisher’s holdings in Expedia were worth $881,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on EXPE. Oppenheimer upgraded Expedia from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $157.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 5th. JMP Securities lifted their price objective on Expedia from $151.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 30th. Benchmark Co. lifted their price objective on Expedia from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 30th. RBC Capital reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $170.00 price objective on shares of Expedia in a research report on Monday, October 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank lifted their price objective on Expedia from $135.00 to $137.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. The stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $137.26.

Shares of Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) opened at 101.04 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $116.17 and its 200 day moving average price is $120.03. The company has a market cap of $13.12 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.85. Expedia has a 12-month low of $76.34 and a 12-month high of $140.51.

Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) is an online travel company. The Company provides travel products and services provided by various lodging properties, airlines, car rental companies, destination service providers, cruise lines and other travel product and service companies. Its segments include Core Online Travel Agencies, which provides a range of travel and advertising services through a range of brands, including Expedia.com and Hotels.com in the United States and localized Expedia and Hotels.com Websites around the world, EAN, Hotwire.com, Travelocity, Venere, Wotif Group, CarRentals.com and Classic Vacations; trivago, which is engaged in sending referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from its hotel metasearch Websites, and Egencia, which provides managed travel services. In addition, it offers Travelocity, Orbitz, ebookers, HotelClub, and CheapTickets brands and business-to-business offerings, including Orbitz Partner Network and Orbitz for Business.

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