Farther Finance Advisors LLC Buys 259 Shares of Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODFL)

Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODFLFree Report) by 15.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,916 shares of the transportation company’s stock after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in Old Dominion Freight Line were worth $338,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Old Dominion Freight Line by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,633,531 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,516,324,000 after purchasing an additional 279,946 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Old Dominion Freight Line by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,830,973 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $959,005,000 after buying an additional 275,236 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of Old Dominion Freight Line by 109.5% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,435,228 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $285,094,000 after buying an additional 750,073 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in shares of Old Dominion Freight Line by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,329,826 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $264,157,000 after buying an additional 57,301 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Old Dominion Freight Line by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,250,236 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $220,542,000 after buying an additional 46,570 shares in the last quarter. 77.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ODFL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Old Dominion Freight Line from $185.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of Old Dominion Freight Line from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $193.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Old Dominion Freight Line in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $220.00 price objective for the company. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of Old Dominion Freight Line from $199.00 to $202.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Old Dominion Freight Line from $210.00 to $195.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have assigned a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $202.65.

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Old Dominion Freight Line Trading Up 2.2 %

ODFL opened at $166.12 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.31 billion, a PE ratio of 30.31, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.10. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. has a 1-year low of $159.11 and a 1-year high of $233.26. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $185.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $195.17.

Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFLGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The transportation company reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.06. Old Dominion Freight Line had a net margin of 20.40% and a return on equity of 28.02%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. will post 5.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Old Dominion Freight Line Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share. This is a positive change from Old Dominion Freight Line’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.67%. Old Dominion Freight Line’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.98%.

Old Dominion Freight Line Company Profile

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Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc operates as a less-than-truckload motor carrier in the United States and North America. The company offers regional, inter-regional, and national less-than-truckload services, as well as expedited transportation. It also provides various value-added services, including container drayage, truckload brokerage, and supply chain consulting.

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