Zacks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for EXPD

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Expeditors International of Washington in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings of $1.21 per share for the quarter, up from their prior 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.

EXPD has been the subject of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Expeditors International of Washington from $114.00 to $108.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Bank of America lowered their price target on Expeditors International of Washington from $129.00 to $120.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Expeditors International of Washington from $122.00 to $117.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. UBS Group lowered their price target on Expeditors International of Washington from $130.00 to $128.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Expeditors International of Washington in a research report on Wednesday, February 19th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have issued a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $116.56.

Expeditors International of Washington Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:EXPD opened at $117.03 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $16.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.46, a P/E/G ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 1.00. Expeditors International of Washington has a 52 week low of $108.36 and a 52 week high of $131.59. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $114.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $118.29.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Jeffrey F. Dickerman sold 1,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.54, for a total value of $146,925.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 7,296 shares in the company, valued at approximately $857,571.84. The trade was a 14.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Expeditors International of Washington

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Expeditors International of Washington during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Expeditors International of Washington by 431.8% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 234 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 190 shares during the period. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust bought a new position in Expeditors International of Washington in the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. Colonial Trust Co SC grew its holdings in Expeditors International of Washington by 58.6% in the 4th quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 352 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parvin Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Expeditors International of Washington in the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.02% of the company’s stock.

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.