Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:RGet Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $140.57.

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Ryder System from $148.00 to $144.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com cut shares of Ryder System from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Ryder System from $140.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th.

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Ryder System Stock Up 2.2 %

R stock opened at $167.88 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $146.68 and its 200 day moving average is $134.63. The stock has a market cap of $7.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.70 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17. Ryder System has a 1-year low of $104.44 and a 1-year high of $168.77.

Ryder System (NYSE:RGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 24th. The transportation company reported $3.44 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.39 by $0.05. Ryder System had a net margin of 3.83% and a return on equity of 16.78%. The firm had revenue of $3.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.29 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.58 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Ryder System will post 12.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ryder System Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be issued a $0.81 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 18th. This represents a $3.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.93%. Ryder System’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.31%.

Insider Activity at Ryder System

In other Ryder System news, insider Thomas M. Havens sold 4,000 shares of Ryder System stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.44, for a total transaction of $629,760.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 20,504 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,228,149.76. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 5.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ryder System

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of R. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ryder System by 56.2% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 781,519 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $113,945,000 after purchasing an additional 281,052 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ryder System by 2.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,223,396 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $627,800,000 after buying an additional 109,930 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in Ryder System by 1,915.0% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 103,935 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $12,875,000 after acquiring an additional 98,777 shares during the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. lifted its position in Ryder System by 242.5% during the first quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 92,666 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $11,138,000 after buying an additional 65,609 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Earnest Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ryder System by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 1,915,544 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $237,298,000 after acquiring an additional 62,815 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.47% of the company’s stock.

Ryder System Company Profile

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Ryder System, Inc operates as a logistics and transportation company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Fleet Management Solutions (FMS), Supply Chain Solutions (SCS), and Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS). The FMS segment offers full-service leasing and leasing with flexible maintenance options; commercial vehicle rental services; and contract or transactional maintenance services of trucks, tractors, and trailers; access to diesel fuel; and fuel planning and tax reporting, cards, and monitoring services, and centralized billing, as well as sells used vehicles through its retail sales centers and www.ryder.com/used-trucks website, as well as digital and technology support services.

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