Stock Traders Buy Large Volume of FedEx Call Options (NYSE:FDX)

FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Traders bought 90,537 call options on the company. This represents an increase of 825% compared to the average volume of 9,784 call options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On FedEx

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Union Savings Bank purchased a new stake in FedEx during the 4th quarter worth approximately $122,000. Pure Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of FedEx by 14.7% during the fourth quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,102 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $607,000 after buying an additional 270 shares during the period. EJMK Ventures LLC purchased a new stake in shares of FedEx during the fourth quarter valued at $222,000. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new position in shares of FedEx in the 4th quarter valued at $80,000. Finally, Tobam purchased a new position in FedEx in the 4th quarter worth $538,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.47% of the company’s stock.

FedEx Price Performance

NYSE FDX opened at $358.96 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $339.85 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $282.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. FedEx has a 12-month low of $194.29 and a 12-month high of $392.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $84.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.29.

FedEx (NYSE:FDX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 18th. The shipping service provider reported $4.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.02 by $0.80. The firm had revenue of $23.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.79 billion. FedEx had a return on equity of 16.63% and a net margin of 4.81%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.05 EPS. FedEx has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.800-19.000 EPS. Analysts forecast that FedEx will post 19.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

FedEx Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a $1.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $5.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. FedEx’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.97%.

Key Stories Impacting FedEx

Here are the key news stories impacting FedEx this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Federal court actions opened the path for large tariff refunds, which markets interpret as a potential multi‑billion-dollar flow into the shipping ecosystem and gave FedEx a bullish technical/momentum lift. FedEx Momentum Soars On Possible Billion-Dollar Windfall
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large options activity — ~90,537 call contracts traded (825% above average) — signals aggressive bullish positioning from traders and can amplify price moves (on the upside or as part of short-term speculative flows).
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/upside updates: at least one recent price-target lift (to $450) and multiple buy/overweight ratings are supporting upside sentiment and provide fundamental backing for investors rotating into FDX. FedEx Price Target Raised to $450.00
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate actions — FedEx is progressing with the planned FedEx Freight spin‑off (targeted milestones remain), and related financing steps have been disclosed; these are strategic but introduce timing and financing variables that investors are digesting.
• Negative Sentiment: Tariff‑refund execution uncertainty and legal/process timing created a countervailing risk: markets are debating whether refunds will materially benefit FedEx (the company has said any refunds would be returned to shippers) and how refunds will be handled operationally, which weighed on sentiment and prompted de‑risking ahead of earnings and the Freight separation. FedEx slides as tariff-refund uncertainty and pre-earnings positioning weigh on sentiment

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on FDX. Oppenheimer reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of FedEx in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Zacks Research raised shares of FedEx from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of FedEx from $380.00 to $430.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of FedEx in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $364.00 price objective on FedEx and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $366.19.

FedEx Company Profile

FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) is a global logistics and courier company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded by Frederick W. Smith in 1971 and beginning operations in the early 1970s, the company pioneered overnight express shipping and has since expanded into a diversified portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and supply-chain services. FedEx operates an integrated air-and-ground network that moves parcels, freight and documents for businesses and consumers worldwide.

FedEx’s core operating segments include express parcel delivery via its FedEx Express division, domestic and residential parcel delivery through FedEx Ground, less-than-truckload (LTL) freight services, and logistics and supply-chain management solutions.