XPO (XPO) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

XPO (NYSE:XPO - Get Free Report) is projected to release its Q1 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, April 30th. Analysts expect XPO to post earnings of $0.67 per share and revenue of $1.98 billion for the quarter.

XPO (NYSE:XPO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The transportation company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.21. XPO had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 30.36%. On average, analysts expect XPO to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

XPO Trading Up 2.6 %

XPO stock opened at $96.33 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.08, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. XPO has a fifty-two week low of $85.06 and a fifty-two week high of $161.00. The stock has a market cap of $11.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.82, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 2.05. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $110.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $128.06.

XPO declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Thursday, March 27th that allows the company to repurchase $750.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the transportation company to purchase up to 5.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO David J. Bates purchased 1,880 shares of XPO stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 13th. The shares were bought at an average price of $106.16 per share, for a total transaction of $199,580.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 21,106 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,240,612.96. This represents a 9.78 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on XPO. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on XPO in a research report on Friday, March 7th. They set a "buy" rating and a $156.00 price target for the company. Stephens reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $171.00 price target on shares of XPO in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of XPO from $150.00 to $135.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of XPO from $170.00 to $108.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price target on XPO from $150.00 to $131.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 28th. Nineteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $139.89.

XPO Company Profile

XPO, Inc provides freight transportation services in the United States, rest of North America, France, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, North American LTL and European Transportation. The North American LTL segment provides customers with less-than-truckload (LTL) services, such as geographic density and day-definite domestic services.

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