Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Buys 677 Shares of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD)

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPDFree Report) by 0.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 110,509 shares of the transportation company’s stock after acquiring an additional 677 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Expeditors International of Washington were worth $12,241,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hara Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Expeditors International of Washington in the third quarter worth $26,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Expeditors International of Washington during the second quarter valued at $52,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in Expeditors International of Washington during the third quarter valued at $57,000. Maia Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Expeditors International of Washington during the third quarter valued at $59,000. Finally, Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt boosted its stake in Expeditors International of Washington by 174.4% during the third quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 472 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. 94.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Expeditors International of Washington

In other news, Director Robert Paul Carlile sold 3,000 shares of Expeditors International of Washington stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.11, for a total value of $363,330.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 9,662 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,170,164.82. The trade was a 23.69 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on EXPD. Barclays lifted their price objective on Expeditors International of Washington from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Wolfe Research lowered Expeditors International of Washington from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Expeditors International of Washington from $106.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $118.44.

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Expeditors International of Washington Stock Down 3.5 %

NASDAQ EXPD opened at $108.98 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $117.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $120.37. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. has a twelve month low of $108.36 and a twelve month high of $131.59. The company has a market capitalization of $15.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.24, a PEG ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.99.

Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPDGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 5th. The transportation company reported $1.63 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $3 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.47 billion. Expeditors International of Washington had a return on equity of 32.12% and a net margin of 7.39%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 37.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.16 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. will post 5.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Expeditors International of Washington Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were issued a $0.73 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 2nd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.2%. Expeditors International of Washington’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.46%.

Expeditors International of Washington Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD)

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