Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of FedEx FY2025 Earnings

FedEx Co. (NYSE:FDX) – Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 earnings estimates for FedEx in a report issued on Wednesday, April 9th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now anticipates that the shipping service provider will post earnings per share of $18.46 for the year, down from their prior forecast 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.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of FedEx from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $300.00 to $275.00 in a research note on Monday, March 24th. BNP Paribas upgraded FedEx from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Bank of America decreased their target price on FedEx from $295.00 to $272.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of FedEx in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on FedEx from $323.00 to $280.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, nineteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $300.63.

FedEx Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:FDX opened at $210.31 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $50.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.24. The company’s 50-day moving average is $243.22 and its 200 day moving average is $265.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.23. FedEx has a fifty-two week low of $194.30 and a fifty-two week high of $313.84.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of FDX. bLong Financial LLC bought a new stake in FedEx during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $391,000. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of FedEx in the 3rd quarter worth $3,405,000. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in FedEx in the 4th quarter worth about $461,000. Wedmont Private Capital raised its holdings in shares of FedEx by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 2,329 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $631,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GFS Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in FedEx during the 4th quarter valued at $26,855,000. Institutional investors own 84.47% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at FedEx

In other FedEx news, COO John Alan Smith sold 6,155 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $243.55, for a total value of $1,499,050.25. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 23,347 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,686,161.85. This trade represents a 20.86 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 8.87% of the company’s stock.

FedEx Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 10th were paid a $1.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 10th. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.62%. FedEx’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.