Rxo Inc (NYSE:RXO) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Rxo Inc (NYSE:RXO) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the nineteen research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have given a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $16.0714.

A number of research firms have issued reports on RXO. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of RXO from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Truist Financial cut their price target on RXO from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of RXO in a research report on Sunday. Zacks Research cut RXO from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of RXO in a report on Monday, December 22nd.

Insider Transactions at RXO

In other news, Director Troy A. Cooper acquired 8,317 shares of RXO stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 20th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $10.61 per share, for a total transaction of $88,243.37. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 275,416 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,922,163.76. This represents a 3.11% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.48% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of RXO

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in RXO. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC grew its position in RXO by 39.6% during the 2nd quarter. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC now owns 1,801,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,315,000 after acquiring an additional 511,036 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its position in RXO by 67.3% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 191,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,008,000 after buying an additional 76,965 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new position in shares of RXO during the second quarter valued at $5,611,000. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of RXO during the third quarter worth $4,026,000. Finally, EFG Asset Management North America Corp. increased its holdings in RXO by 28.4% in the second quarter. EFG Asset Management North America Corp. now owns 143,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,264,000 after purchasing an additional 31,860 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.73% of the company’s stock.

More RXO News

Here are the key news stories impacting RXO this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted strong commercial momentum — the Brokerage late‑stage new business pipeline grew more than 50% year‑over‑year, which suggests revenue recovery potential as market conditions normalize. RXO Announces Fourth-Quarter Results
• Neutral Sentiment: The full Q4 earnings call transcript and slide deck are available for investors who want granular color on capacity, buy‑rates and client wins — useful for modeling timing of any margin recovery. RXO Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst pieces and metric deep dives are starting to appear; they compare FY metrics vs. Street estimates and peers, which may drive further updates to models and price targets. Here’s What Key Metrics Tell Us About RXO (RXO) Q4 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 results missed: EPS of ($0.07) vs. consensus ($0.04) miss and revenue $1.47B vs. $1.50B expected; revenue declined ~12% YoY and net margin was negative — immediate downside to near‑term profitability and analyst estimates. RXO Reports Q4 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Management said a tightening freight market (reduced truckload capacity) compressed Brokerage buy rates and gross margins — this structural pressure is the main driver of the earnings miss and margin weakness. First look: Tough market for brokers evident in RXO 4Q earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: several outlets report shares initially plunged (~double‑digit drop) on the margin and guidance implications, increasing near‑term volatility and potential downward pressure on sentiment/estimates. RXO shares tumble nearly 11% as market squeeze hits brokerage margins

RXO Stock Performance

RXO opened at $16.92 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.32. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $14.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.17. RXO has a 1 year low of $10.43 and a 1 year high of $22.17. The company has a market capitalization of $2.78 billion, a PE ratio of -29.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 10.22 and a beta of 1.73.

RXO (NYSE:RXO) last posted its earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.04) by ($0.03). RXO had a negative return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 1.74%.The firm had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.06 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that RXO will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

About RXO

RXO Inc (NYSE: RXO) is a leading asset-light provider of digital freight brokerage and managed transportation solutions. The company leverages a proprietary technology platform to connect shippers with a network of third-party carriers, enabling optimized route planning, real-time shipment tracking, and dynamic pricing. RXO’s end-to-end service model spans full truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), intermodal and cross-border freight movements, designed to improve efficiency and reduce transportation costs for its customers.

Operating primarily across North America, RXO serves a diverse base of shippers in industries ranging from retail and consumer goods to manufacturing and automotive.