Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of FedEx FY2025 Earnings

FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for FedEx in a report issued on Thursday, June 19th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now expects that the shipping service provider will post earnings of $18.44 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $18.46. 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 $6.28 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.23 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.94 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $16.04 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.57 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $4.46 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $17.08 EPS.

FedEx (NYSE:FDX - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, June 24th. The shipping service provider reported $6.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.98 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $22.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.86 billion. FedEx had a net margin of 4.65% and a return on equity of 16.34%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $5.41 earnings per share.

FDX has been the topic of several other research reports. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of FedEx from $290.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Wednesday. Oppenheimer reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of FedEx in a report on Friday, March 21st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $315.00 price objective on shares of FedEx in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of FedEx from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of FedEx from $270.00 to $245.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $285.17.

FedEx Trading Down 0.5%

FDX stock traded down $1.01 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $220.99. The stock had a trading volume of 4,708,661 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,848,012. The firm has a market cap of $52.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. FedEx has a 1-year low of $194.30 and a 1-year high of $313.84. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $219.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $243.71.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FedEx

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in shares of FedEx by 12.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,825 shares of the shipping service provider's stock valued at $514,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares during the period. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc grew its position in shares of FedEx by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 8,120 shares of the shipping service provider's stock valued at $2,243,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the period. Wealthspire Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of FedEx by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 5,278 shares of the shipping service provider's stock valued at $1,485,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Howard Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of FedEx by 85.9% during the 4th quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,537 shares of the shipping service provider's stock valued at $714,000 after acquiring an additional 1,172 shares during the period. Finally, Cabot Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of FedEx by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Cabot Wealth Management Inc. now owns 57,067 shares of the shipping service provider's stock valued at $16,055,000 after acquiring an additional 314 shares during the period. 84.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

FedEx Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 23rd will be given a $1.45 dividend. This represents a $5.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.62%. This is an increase from FedEx's previous quarterly dividend of $1.38. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 23rd. FedEx's dividend payout ratio is presently 36.39%.

About FedEx

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.