Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) Maintains Market Perform Rating

Core Viewpoint - Expedia Group, Inc. is a leading online travel company with a diverse range of services and faces competition from major players in the travel industry [1] Group 1: Stock Performance and Analyst Ratings - BMO Capital maintained a "Market Perform" rating for Expedia, raising its price target from $250 to $255, indicating a positive outlook [2] - Jefferies Financial Group raised its price target from $270 to $285 while maintaining a "hold" rating, and HSBC increased its target price from $365 to $387 with a "buy" rating, reflecting mixed analyst sentiment [4] - Currently, Expedia's stock is priced at $212.67, down 6.41% with a market capitalization of approximately $24.88 billion [5] Group 2: Short Interest and Trading Activity - In January, Expedia's short interest rose by 22.8% to over 7.5 million shares, representing 6.7% of its shares sold short, with a days-to-cover ratio of 3.9 days [3]