Boston Trust Walden Corp Increases Stock Holdings in Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD)

Boston Trust Walden Corp grew its stake in shares of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD - Free Report) by 2.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 467,394 shares of the transportation company's stock after acquiring an additional 12,161 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp owned about 0.33% of Expeditors International of Washington worth $51,773,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hara Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Expeditors International of Washington during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in shares of Expeditors International of Washington in the third quarter valued at $57,000. Maia Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Expeditors International of Washington in the third quarter worth $59,000. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt grew its holdings in shares of Expeditors International of Washington by 174.4% during the third quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 472 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Asset Dedication LLC raised its position in Expeditors International of Washington by 339.9% during the fourth quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 651 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 503 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.02% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on EXPD shares. TD Cowen upped their target price on Expeditors International of Washington from $106.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Expeditors International of Washington from $122.00 to $117.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays upped their target price on Expeditors International of Washington from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Wolfe Research lowered Expeditors International of Washington from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price objective on Expeditors International of Washington from $129.00 to $120.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Expeditors International of Washington currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $117.44.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Expeditors International of Washington news, Director Robert Paul Carlile sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $121.11, for a total value of $363,330.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 9,662 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,170,164.82. This trade represents a 23.69 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.75% of the company's stock.

Expeditors International of Washington Price Performance

Expeditors International of Washington stock traded down $1.22 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $110.59. The company's stock had a trading volume of 891,335 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,016,406. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $113.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $119.16. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. has a 1-year low of $108.36 and a 1-year high of $131.59. The company has a market cap of $15.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.56, a PEG ratio of 3.87 and a beta of 0.98.

Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 5th. The transportation company reported $1.63 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.47 billion. Expeditors International of Washington had a return on equity of 32.12% and a net margin of 7.39%. Expeditors International of Washington's quarterly revenue was up 37.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.16 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. will post 5.47 EPS for the current year.

Expeditors International of Washington Profile

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides logistics services worldwide. The company offers airfreight services, such as air freight consolidation and forwarding; ocean freight and ocean services, including ocean freight consolidation, direct ocean forwarding, and order management; customs brokerage, import, intra-continental ground transportation and delivery, and warehousing and distribution services; and customs clearance, purchase order management, vendor consolidation, time-definite transportation services, temperature-controlled transit, cargo insurance, specialized cargo monitoring and tracking, and other supply chain solutions.