Expedia Group Inc vs Southwest Airlines Co — how do they compare? Expedia Group Inc trades at $321 (market cap $38.53B), while Southwest Airlines Co trades at $45.21 (market cap $22.27B). The key difference: Expedia Group Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and Southwest Airlines Co pays the higher dividend (1.58%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EXPE | LUV | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $38.53B | $22.27B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Industrials |
52-Week High | $321.07 | $54.80 |
52-Week Low | $188.51 | $29.67 |
Enterprise Value | $37.09B | $25.37B |
Dividend Yield | 0.6% | 1.58% |
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Expedia is the world's largest online travel agency by bookings, offering services for lodging (75% of total 2021 sales), air tickets (3%), rental cars, cruises, in-destination, and other (15%), and advertising revenue (7%). Expedia operates a number of branded travel booking sites, including Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Travelocity, Orbitz, Wotif, AirAsia, and Vrbo. It has also expanded into travel media with the acquisition of Trivago. Transaction fees for online bookings account for the bulk of sales and profits.
Read more on EXPE →Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic carrier in the United States, as measured by the number of originating passengers boarded. Southwest operates over 700 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Despite expanding into longer routes and business travel, the airline still specializes in short-haul leisure flights, using a point-to-point network. Southwest operates a low-cost carrier business model.
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