Short Interest in TFI International Inc. (NYSE:TFII) Decreases By 20.7%

TFI International Inc. (NYSE:TFIIGet Free Report) saw a large decline in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 840,400 shares, a decline of 20.7% from the February 13th total of 1,060,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 368,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on TFII shares. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on shares of TFI International from $170.00 to $135.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on shares of TFI International from $156.00 to $127.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on TFI International from $176.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Stephens lowered their target price on TFI International from $138.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Bank of America lowered TFI International from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, TFI International currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $148.93.

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Institutional Trading of TFI International

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in TFII. Baillie Gifford & Co. acquired a new position in shares of TFI International in the 4th quarter valued at $148,623,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in TFI International by 31.5% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 469,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,345,000 after purchasing an additional 112,455 shares during the last quarter. CDAM UK Ltd increased its stake in TFI International by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. CDAM UK Ltd now owns 381,102 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,483,000 after purchasing an additional 9,200 shares during the period. Amundi raised its holdings in shares of TFI International by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 181,202 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,134,000 after buying an additional 4,266 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of TFI International by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 78,621 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,621,000 after buying an additional 4,763 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.30% of the company’s stock.

TFI International Stock Up 0.8 %

TFII stock opened at $82.52 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $6.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.50, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. TFI International has a twelve month low of $80.19 and a twelve month high of $162.13. The company’s 50 day moving average is $117.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $133.68.

TFI International (NYSE:TFIIGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.59 by ($0.40). TFI International had a return on equity of 18.40% and a net margin of 5.08%. The company had revenue of $2.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Research analysts expect that TFI International will post 7.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About TFI International

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TFI International Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides transportation and logistics services in the United States and Canada. The company operates through Package and Courier, Less-Than-Truckload (LTL), Truckload (TL), and Logistics segments. The Package and Courier segment engages in the pickup, transport, and delivery of items in North America.

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