Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for EXPD Earnings

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD) – Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Expeditors International of Washington in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the transportation company will earn $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.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on EXPD. Stifel Nicolaus cut 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. StockNews.com cut shares of Expeditors International of Washington from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, February 16th. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Expeditors International of Washington in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Bank of America dropped their price target on Expeditors International of Washington from $129.00 to $120.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased 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. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $115.90.

Expeditors International of Washington Stock Down 1.0 %

EXPD opened at $115.29 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $15.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.16, a price-to-earnings-growth 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’s 50 day moving average is $114.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $118.22.

Insider Transactions at Expeditors International of Washington

In other news, VP Jeffrey F. Dickerman sold 1,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.54, for a total value of $146,925.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 7,296 shares in the company, valued at $857,571.84. This trade represents a 14.63 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Expeditors International of Washington

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

About Expeditors International of Washington

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.