FedEx Corporation $FDX Stock Position Decreased by Keel Point LLC

Keel Point LLC decreased its holdings in shares of FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDXFree Report) by 85.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,691 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock after selling 15,442 shares during the quarter. Keel Point LLC’s holdings in FedEx were worth $635,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of FDX. New York State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in shares of FedEx by 2.3% during the third quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 207,077 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $48,831,000 after acquiring an additional 4,734 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in shares of FedEx by 10.6% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 48,424 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $11,419,000 after acquiring an additional 4,634 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in FedEx by 11.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 34,958 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $8,243,000 after purchasing an additional 3,514 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC lifted its position in FedEx by 32.5% in the 3rd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 40,019 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $9,437,000 after purchasing an additional 9,806 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in FedEx by 34.9% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 24,085 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $5,679,000 after purchasing an additional 6,234 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.47% of the company’s stock.

FedEx Stock Up 1.5%

FDX stock opened at $355.15 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $350.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $289.94. The company has a market capitalization of $83.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.29. FedEx Corporation has a 52 week low of $194.29 and a 52 week high of $392.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.

FedEx (NYSE:FDXGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 19th. The shipping service provider reported $5.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $1.13. FedEx had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 16.63%. The business had revenue of $24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $23.44 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.51 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that FedEx Corporation will post 19.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

FedEx Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a dividend of $1.45 per share. This represents a $5.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 9th. FedEx’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.97%.

FedEx News Roundup

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on FDX. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of FedEx from $327.00 to $401.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Stephens boosted their price objective on FedEx from $330.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Argus increased their price objective on FedEx from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $412.00 price objective on FedEx in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on FedEx from $290.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, FedEx currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $371.19.

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FedEx Profile

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FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) is a global logistics and courier company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded by Frederick W. Smith in 1971 and beginning operations in the early 1970s, the company pioneered overnight express shipping and has since expanded into a diversified portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and supply-chain services. FedEx operates an integrated air-and-ground network that moves parcels, freight and documents for businesses and consumers worldwide.

FedEx’s core operating segments include express parcel delivery via its FedEx Express division, domestic and residential parcel delivery through FedEx Ground, less-than-truckload (LTL) freight services, and logistics and supply-chain management solutions.

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