FY2025 Earnings Forecast for FedEx Issued By Zacks Research

FedEx Co. (NYSE:FDX) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for FedEx in a report issued on Wednesday, April 9th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now expects that the shipping service provider will post earnings per share of $18.46 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $19.72. The consensus estimate for FedEx’s current full-year earnings is $19.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FedEx’s Q4 2025 earnings at $6.30 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.24 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.95 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $16.07 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.18 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $4.79 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on FDX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of FedEx from $323.00 to $280.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 21st. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on FedEx from $330.00 to $275.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 21st. Cfra Research upgraded shares of FedEx to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Truist Financial began coverage on FedEx in a report on Thursday, March 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $305.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Loop Capital downgraded shares of FedEx from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $283.00 to $221.00 in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $300.63.

FedEx Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FDX opened at $207.36 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $242.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $264.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The company has a market cap of $49.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.24. FedEx has a 1-year low of $194.30 and a 1-year high of $313.84.

FedEx (NYSE:FDX) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 20th. The shipping service provider reported $4.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.56 by ($0.05). FedEx had a net margin of 4.45% and a return on equity of 15.59%. The company had revenue of $22.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.96 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.86 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FDX. Simon Quick Advisors LLC increased its position in FedEx by 6.1% in the 1st quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 1,100 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $268,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the period. CX Institutional raised its holdings in FedEx by 29.4% in the 1st quarter. CX Institutional now owns 3,522 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $859,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Accurate Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of FedEx by 61.3% during the first quarter. Accurate Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,880 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $946,000 after purchasing an additional 1,475 shares during the period. Olstein Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of FedEx by 10.7% during the 1st quarter. Olstein Capital Management L.P. now owns 31,000 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $7,557,000 after acquiring an additional 3,000 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Trust Company N.A increased its stake in FedEx by 1.3% in the first quarter. Cetera Trust Company N.A now owns 8,025 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $1,956,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. 84.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at FedEx

In other news, COO John Alan Smith sold 6,155 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $243.55, for a total value of $1,499,050.25. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 23,347 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,686,161.85. This represents a 20.86 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 8.87% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

FedEx Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 10th were paid a dividend of $1.38 per share. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.66%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 10th. FedEx’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.63%.

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.