Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of FedEx FY2025 Earnings

FedEx Co. (NYSE:FDX - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FedEx in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 9th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now expects that the shipping service provider will post earnings per share of $18.46 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $19.72. The consensus estimate for FedEx's current full-year earnings is $19.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FedEx's Q4 2025 earnings at $6.30 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.24 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.95 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $16.07 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.18 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $4.79 EPS.

FedEx (NYSE:FDX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 20th. The shipping service provider reported $4.51 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $4.56 by ($0.05). FedEx had a return on equity of 15.59% and a net margin of 4.45%. The business had revenue of $22.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.96 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.86 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on FDX. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on FedEx from $275.00 to $260.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 21st. UBS Group dropped their target price on FedEx from $350.00 to $331.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 21st. BNP Paribas raised shares of FedEx from a "strong sell" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of FedEx from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $300.00 to $275.00 in a report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of FedEx from $364.00 to $354.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating, nineteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $300.63.

FedEx Stock Performance

FDX traded up $3.89 on Monday, hitting $207.45. 1,106,975 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,778,814. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $239.05 and a two-hundred day moving average of $263.63. FedEx has a twelve month low of $194.30 and a twelve month high of $313.84. The firm has a market cap of $49.71 billion, a PE ratio of 13.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.24.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FDX. Morse Asset Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of FedEx in the third quarter worth $465,000. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in FedEx during the 3rd quarter worth about $3,405,000. Aldebaran Financial Inc. grew its stake in FedEx by 8.7% during the 3rd quarter. Aldebaran Financial Inc. now owns 1,120 shares of the shipping service provider's stock valued at $307,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of FedEx by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,875 shares of the shipping service provider's stock valued at $513,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Finally, Tudor Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of FedEx in the third quarter worth approximately $282,000. 84.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other FedEx news, COO John Alan Smith sold 6,155 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $243.55, for a total transaction of $1,499,050.25. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 23,347 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,686,161.85. The trade was a 20.86 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 8.87% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

FedEx Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 10th were given a dividend of $1.38 per share. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 10th. FedEx's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.63%.

FedEx Company Profile

FedEx Corporation provides transportation, e-commerce, and business services in the United States and internationally. It operates through FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, and FedEx Services segments. The FedEx Express segment offers express transportation, small-package ground delivery, and freight transportation services; and time-critical transportation services.