Brokers Offer Predictions for FedEx’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:FDX)

FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for FedEx in a report issued on Tuesday, July 15th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now anticipates that the shipping service provider will post earnings of $3.70 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.86. The consensus estimate for FedEx’s current full-year earnings is $19.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FedEx’s Q2 2026 earnings at $3.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.97 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.86 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $5.00 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $4.87 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $17.35 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $17.89 EPS.

FedEx (NYSE:FDX) last issued its quarterly 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. FedEx had a return on equity of 16.34% and a net margin of 4.65%. The firm had revenue of $22.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $21.86 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $5.41 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on FDX. Bank of America cut their price target on FedEx from $270.00 to $245.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Wall Street Zen downgraded FedEx from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 30th. Jefferies Financial Group raised FedEx from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $300.00 to $275.00 in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of FedEx in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price objective on FedEx from $282.00 to $249.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, June 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $283.25.

FedEx Stock Down 0.1%

NYSE FDX opened at $228.54 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $54.76 billion, a PE ratio of 13.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.35. FedEx has a one year low of $194.30 and a one year high of $313.16. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $226.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $238.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

FedEx Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 8th. Investors of record on Monday, June 23rd were paid a $1.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 23rd. This is a boost from FedEx’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.38. This represents a $5.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.54%. FedEx’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.36%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Marvin R. Ellison sold 3,610 shares of FedEx stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.94, for a total transaction of $855,353.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,720 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,829,176.80. The trade was a 31.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul S. Walsh sold 3,610 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.29, for a total transaction of $860,226.90. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 15,513 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,696,592.77. The trade was a 18.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 9,343 shares of company stock valued at $2,228,816. 8.87% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of FedEx

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FDX. Regal Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in FedEx by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Regal Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,604 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $451,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp increased its stake in shares of FedEx by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp now owns 5,897 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $1,659,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Curi RMB Capital LLC increased its position in shares of FedEx by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Curi RMB Capital LLC now owns 3,615 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $1,017,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of FedEx by 2.6% during the first quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,875 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $457,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SouthState Corp increased its position in shares of FedEx by 3.5% during the first quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 1,431 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $349,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. 84.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

FedEx Company Profile

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.