Kintegral Advisory LLC trimmed its stake in shares of FedEx Co. (NYSE:FDX – Free Report) by 4.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,015 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock after selling 93 shares during the quarter. Kintegral Advisory LLC’s holdings in FedEx were worth $570,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Fortitude Family Office LLC grew its position in FedEx by 144.4% during the 4th quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 88 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC grew its position in FedEx by 72.7% during the 3rd quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 95 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Peoples Financial Services CORP. bought a new position in FedEx during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. City Holding Co. bought a new position in FedEx during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Kentucky Trust Co bought a new position in FedEx during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. 84.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on FDX. BNP Paribas upgraded FedEx from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Loop Capital lowered FedEx from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $365.00 to $283.00 in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group lifted their price objective on FedEx from $311.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on FedEx from $301.00 to $331.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on FedEx from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, FedEx currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $321.87.
FedEx Stock Down 5.4 %
Shares of NYSE:FDX opened at $253.97 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $270.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $278.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.19, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.18. FedEx Co. has a 12-month low of $239.07 and a 12-month high of $313.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.
FedEx (NYSE:FDX – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 19th. The shipping service provider reported $4.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.88 by $0.17. FedEx had a return on equity of 15.59% and a net margin of 4.45%. The firm had revenue of $22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.14 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.99 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that FedEx Co. will post 19.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
FedEx Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 10th will be paid a $1.38 dividend. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 10th. FedEx’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.18%.
Insider Transactions at FedEx
In other news, Director Susan C. Schwab sold 3,980 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, the director now 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Amy B. Lane purchased 333 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $276.06 per share, with a total value of $91,927.98. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 333 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $91,927.98. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 8.87% of the company’s stock.
FedEx Company Profile
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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