FedEx Corporation $FDX is Focused Investors LLC’s 7th Largest Position

Focused Investors LLC lowered its holdings in shares of FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDXFree Report) by 2.5% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 468,900 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock after selling 11,900 shares during the quarter. FedEx comprises about 5.4% of Focused Investors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Focused Investors LLC’s holdings in FedEx were worth $167,013,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Dodge & Cox increased its stake in shares of FedEx by 12.0% during the 3rd quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 16,225,160 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $3,826,055,000 after purchasing an additional 1,742,666 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of FedEx by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,521,691 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $2,763,824,000 after purchasing an additional 382,848 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of FedEx by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,133,231 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $1,482,785,000 after purchasing an additional 318,293 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in FedEx by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,985,778 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $1,443,666,000 after buying an additional 45,818 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in FedEx by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,618,898 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $853,372,000 after buying an additional 108,426 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.47% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at FedEx

In other news, EVP Kawal Preet sold 4,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $367.89, for a total value of $1,802,661.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 10,953 shares in the company, valued at $4,029,499.17. This trade represents a 30.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Susan C. Schwab sold 5,795 shares of FedEx stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $369.00, for a total value of $2,138,355.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 10,038 shares in the company, valued at $3,704,022. This represents a 36.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 48,104 shares of company stock valued at $17,599,006. 0.53% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting FedEx

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have weighed in on FDX shares. Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $435.00 price target on shares of FedEx in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on FedEx from $410.00 to $340.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Zacks Research lowered FedEx from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered FedEx from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of FedEx from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $367.76.

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FedEx Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSE FDX opened at $326.36 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.87 billion, a PE ratio of 17.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a quick ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $368.64 and a 200-day moving average of $345.13. FedEx Corporation has a 52-week low of $172.88 and a 52-week high of $345.36.

FedEx (NYSE:FDXGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 19th. The shipping service provider reported $5.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.12 by $1.13. FedEx had a return on equity of 16.76% and a net margin of 4.88%.The business had revenue of $24 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.44 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $4.51 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that FedEx Corporation will post 19.78 EPS for the current year.

FedEx Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 22nd will be paid a dividend of $1.22 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $4.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. FedEx’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.87%.

FedEx Profile

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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.

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