** Shares of online travel platform Expedia EXPE.O fall 4.2% to about $217.7 in premarket trading
** On Thursday, co forecast its adjusted core profit margin to rise 1 to 1.25 percentage points, slower than 2.4 percentage points increase in 2025
** Following the results, J.P.Morgan cut co's PT to $240 from $260 earlier, representing a 5.6% upside on stock's last close
** Piper Sandler cuts PT to $225 from $250, representing about 1% downside on stock's last close
** As of last close, shares down about 19.8% YTD
(Reporting by Parth Chandna)
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