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EXPEExpedia Group, Inc.Hold6.4·$224.89+0.10%
EXPE · Why this verdict

Why Expedia Group (EXPE) is rated HOLD

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VerdictHOLD
Overall score6.4/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

7.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E6.5
P/S9.1
EV/EBITDA5.6
Fwd P/E9.3
PEG8.6
Analyst target7.5
  • Forward P/E: 9.7x
  • PEG: 0.74
  • Attractively valued

Quality

6.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE10.0
ROA3.9
Gross margin10.0
Op margin2.8
Net margin4.9
Current ratio2.9
FCF quality10.0
Moat7.5
Rule of 405.5
Piotroski F7.8
  • Excellent ROE: 71%
  • Excellent cash conversion: 234% FCF/NI
  • Wide economic moat
  • Compounder quality: strong returns + growth

Growth

6.2/10data confidence 33%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth6.2

Momentum

6.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI3.9
MACD10.0
OBV10.0
MA position5.2
Volume2.2
  • Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
  • Below 200-MA but MA still rising (+2.2%/30d) — pullback in uptrend, not confirmed weakness

Sentiment

7.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment8.0
Analyst rating7.5
Price target8.4
  • LLM news sentiment: +0.60 (n=1)
  • Analyst upside: 27%

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.1
  • Negligible insider selling — $1,304,113 (0.005% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

5.4/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank5.2
quality rank6.9
growth rank4.7
  • Superior ROE vs peers

Technical

4.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger4.1
support resistance3.4
52w position4.9

Risk (lower is worse)

5.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest5.8
days to cover6.2
volatility3.4
put call10.0
implied vol4.4
max pain risk7.0
beta6.0
debt equity2.4

Catalyst

6.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history10.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg10.0
dividend safety5.2
news activity5.0
  • Perfect beat streak: 4Q
  • Dividend: 78.0%

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +2 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING).

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_SELL|L3:NEWS_MOD=+2
Passed (7)
  • MOMENTUM:6.3>=5.5
  • ASYMMETRY:2.0>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • NEWS_BOOST:ANALYST:0.60
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:53d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (0)

none

Warning (1)
  • 8K_CSUITE_CHANGE:5.02 (officer departure/appointment)
Reward-to-Risk
2.03
Upside
+17.1%
Downside
8.4%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupRECOVERY Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 61

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityMODERATE Balanced profile

Investment implication

The F-path SELL output reflects an overall score of 4.9 below the 5.4 soft trigger — multiple weakening dimensions accumulated rather than a single hard-floor breach. The strongest dimension ( Value at 7.9) was not enough to lift the adjusted overall above the threshold. Current asymmetry R:R is 2.03 — supplementary context, not the trigger for this path.

The strongest dimensions are Value at 7.9, Sentiment at 7.9, and Catalyst at 6.7; the weakest are Technical at 4.1, Insider at 5.0, and Peer rank at 5.4. The V9 engine cleared all gates with 1 warning, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 2.03 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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