FedEx (NYSE:FDX) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

FedEx (NYSE:FDX) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 20.000-21.000 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 20.710. The company issued revenue guidance of -. FedEx also updated its FY25 guidance to $20.00-21.00 EPS.

FedEx Stock Down 15.2 %

FDX stock opened at $254.64 on Friday. FedEx has a twelve month low of $224.69 and a twelve month high of $313.84. The business has a 50 day moving average of $292.43 and a 200 day moving average of $275.04. The firm has a market cap of $62.66 billion, a PE ratio of 14.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

FedEx (NYSE:FDX) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, September 19th. The shipping service provider reported $3.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.82 by ($1.22). FedEx had a return on equity of 16.70% and a net margin of 4.94%. The company had revenue of $21.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $21.87 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.55 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts forecast that FedEx will post 20.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

FedEx Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 1st. Investors of record on Monday, September 9th will be issued a $1.38 dividend. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 9th. FedEx’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.04%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on FedEx from $340.00 to $320.00 and set an outperform rating for the company in a report on Friday. Hsbc Global Res downgraded shares of FedEx from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Friday. Evercore ISI decreased their target price on FedEx from $335.00 to $318.00 and set an outperform rating for the company in a research report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on shares of FedEx from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a market perform rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut FedEx from an equal weight rating to an underweight rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $215.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and seventeen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus price target of $313.38.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Brie Carere sold 1,958 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $310.43, for a total value of $607,821.94. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 19,937 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,189,042.91. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other FedEx news, Director Paul S. Walsh sold 2,535 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $294.72, for a total value of $747,115.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 14,745 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,345,646.40. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Brie Carere sold 1,958 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $310.43, for a total value of $607,821.94. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 19,937 shares in the company, valued at $6,189,042.91. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 32,944 shares of company stock valued at $9,882,355. 8.73% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About FedEx

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.