FedEx Co. (NYSE:FDX – Free Report) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings estimates for FedEx in a note issued to investors on Thursday, January 9th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now forecasts that the shipping service provider will post earnings of $19.72 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $20.86. The consensus estimate for FedEx’s current full-year earnings is $19.59 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FedEx’s Q1 2027 earnings at $3.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $16.22 EPS.
A number of other brokerages have also commented on FDX. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of FedEx from $311.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. StockNews.com raised shares of FedEx from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on FedEx from $370.00 to $372.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Stephens lowered their target price on FedEx from $350.00 to $345.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered FedEx from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price target for the company from $215.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and seventeen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, FedEx currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $325.61.
FedEx Price Performance
Shares of FDX stock opened at $277.63 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $283.89 and its 200-day moving average is $284.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.28. FedEx has a 52 week low of $234.45 and a 52 week high of $313.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $66.87 billion, a PE ratio of 17.13, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.20.
FedEx (NYSE:FDX – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, December 19th. The shipping service provider reported $4.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.88 by $0.17. FedEx had a return on equity of 15.61% and a net margin of 4.62%. The business had revenue of $22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.14 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.99 EPS. FedEx’s revenue was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year.
FedEx Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 9th were given a $1.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 9th. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.99%. FedEx’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.18%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, Director Susan C. Schwab sold 3,980 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $276.45, for a total value of $1,100,271.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 8,904 shares in the company, valued at $2,461,510.80. The trade was a 30.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP John W. Dietrich acquired 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 7th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $273.98 per share, with a total value of $273,980.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president now owns 9,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,484,176.66. This represents a 12.40 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 8.87% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Institutional Trading of FedEx
Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its stake in shares of FedEx by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 11,539 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $3,460,000 after buying an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC grew its stake in FedEx by 49.3% in the second quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 5,991 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $1,796,000 after purchasing an additional 1,978 shares in the last quarter. Schulhoff & Co. Inc. raised its stake in shares of FedEx by 14.0% during the 2nd quarter. Schulhoff & Co. Inc. now owns 815 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Wilkins Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of FedEx by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. Wilkins Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 4,220 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $1,265,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new position in shares of FedEx in the second quarter valued at $3,298,000. Institutional investors own 84.47% of the company’s stock.
About FedEx
FedEx Corporation provides transportation, e-commerce, and business services in the United States and internationally. It operates through FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, and FedEx Services segments. The FedEx Express segment offers express transportation, small-package ground delivery, and freight transportation services; and time-critical transportation services.
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