Research Analysts Offer Predictions for EXPD Q1 Earnings

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Expeditors International of Washington in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $1.21 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.17. The consensus estimate for Expeditors International of Washington's current full-year earnings is $5.39 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Expeditors International of Washington's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.17 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.98 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.10 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.08 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Expeditors International of Washington in a research note on Thursday. They set a "hold" rating and a $110.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Expeditors International of Washington from $130.00 to $128.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on shares of Expeditors International of Washington from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Expeditors International of Washington from $114.00 to $108.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Expeditors International of Washington from $122.00 to $117.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Expeditors International of Washington presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $115.90.

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Expeditors International of Washington Stock Up 1.6 %

Expeditors International of Washington stock traded up $1.86 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $117.01. 1,316,351 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,163,504. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $114.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $118.16. Expeditors International of Washington has a 52 week low of $108.36 and a 52 week high of $131.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.15 billion, a PE ratio of 20.46, a P/E/G ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 1.00.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Jeffrey F. Dickerman sold 1,250 shares of Expeditors International of Washington stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.54, for a total value of $146,925.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 7,296 shares in the company, valued at $857,571.84. This trade represents a 14.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.69% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Expeditors International of Washington

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Expeditors International of Washington by 25.1% during the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,586 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $340,000 after buying an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP acquired a new position in Expeditors International of Washington during the third quarter worth $304,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Expeditors International of Washington by 1.7% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 316,736 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $41,619,000 after buying an additional 5,438 shares during the last quarter. MQS Management LLC acquired a new position in Expeditors International of Washington during the third quarter worth $231,000. Finally, Parametrica Management Ltd acquired a new position in Expeditors International of Washington during the third quarter worth $302,000. 94.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Expeditors International of Washington Company 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.