What Are The Chances Of Expeditors International Of Washington, Inc. (NYSE: EXPD) Becoming A Clear Buy?

After Hours

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that Expeditors Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 EPS of $1.09.

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Stocks Info

As a NYSE listed company, EXPD falls under the Industrials sector while operating within the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $121.01 and fluctuated between $121.46 as its day high and $119.65 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Expeditors International Of Washington, Inc. is $17.41B. A total of 1.06 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.20M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Musser Jeffrey S sold 30,041 shares of EXPD for 111.30 per share on Jun 01 ’23. After the transaction, the President and CEO now owns 116,587 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 08 ’23, Dickerman Jeffrey F sold 1,608 shares at 117.89 per share. EXPD shares that Senior VP/Gen Counsel/Corp Sec owns now total 5,484.

Among the insiders who sold shares, POWELL BRADLEY S disposed of 12,138 shares on May 05 ’23 at a per-share price of $118.01. This resulted in the Senior VP – CFO holding 0 shares of EXPD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Clark Benjamin G. sold 1,290 shares at $117.85 per share on May 05 ’23. Company shares held by the SVP – Chief Strategy Officer now total 16,351.

Dividend

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Expeditors International Of Washington, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.38, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.14%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.21.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EXPD has a high of $131.17 and a low of $102.89.

As of this writing, EXPD has an earnings estimate of $1.06 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.2 per share and a lower estimate of $0.94. The company reported an EPS of $1.24 in the last quarter, which was -3.10% lower than expectations of $1.28.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. EXPD’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.73B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $467.66M in debt and $3.73B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $16.62, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.50B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for EXPD is Buy with a score of 2.00.

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