XPO (XPO) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

XPO (NYSE:XPO) is expected to post its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, April 30th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.67 per share and revenue of $1.98 billion for the quarter.

XPO (NYSE:XPO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The transportation company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.21. XPO had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 30.36%. On average, analysts expect XPO to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

XPO Stock Performance

Shares of XPO stock opened at $96.27 on Monday. XPO has a 52 week low of $85.06 and a 52 week high of $161.00. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $107.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $128.03. The firm has a market cap of $11.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 2.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.08, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06.

XPO announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, March 27th that authorizes the company to repurchase $750.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the transportation company to buy up to 5.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at XPO

In related news, COO David J. Bates purchased 1,880 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $106.16 per share, with a total value of $199,580.80. Following the acquisition, the chief operating officer now directly owns 21,106 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,240,612.96. This represents a 9.78 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

XPO has been the subject of several research reports. Citigroup decreased their target price on XPO from $148.00 to $113.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Bank of America decreased their price objective on XPO from $150.00 to $131.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 28th. Susquehanna cut their target price on shares of XPO from $180.00 to $138.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on shares of XPO in a research note on Friday, March 7th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $156.00 target price for the company. Finally, Stephens restated an “overweight” rating and set a $171.00 price target on shares of XPO in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $139.63.

About XPO

XPO, Inc provides freight transportation services in the United States, rest of North America, France, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, North American LTL and European Transportation. The North American LTL segment provides customers with less-than-truckload (LTL) services, such as geographic density and day-definite domestic services.