FedEx (NYSE:FDX) Price Target Raised to $400.00

FedEx (NYSE:FDX) had its price target upped by BMO Capital Markets from $290.00 to $400.00 in a research report report published on Friday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They currently have a market perform rating on the shipping service provider’s stock.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on FDX. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of FedEx from $285.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 19th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of FedEx from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of FedEx from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $427.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of FedEx from $276.00 to $322.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of FedEx in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, FedEx presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $355.50.

FedEx Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of FedEx stock opened at $374.61 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The company has a market cap of $88.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.33. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $311.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $266.52. FedEx has a 52-week low of $194.29 and a 52-week high of $380.86.

FedEx (NYSE:FDX) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, December 18th. The shipping service provider reported $4.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.02 by $0.80. The company had revenue of $23.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.79 billion. FedEx had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 16.63%. FedEx’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 company posted $4.05 earnings per share. FedEx has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.800-19.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that FedEx will post 19.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

FedEx Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a dividend of $1.45 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $5.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. FedEx’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.97%.

Institutional Trading of FedEx

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FDX. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of FedEx by 13.2% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,442,049 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $5,527,870,000 after acquiring an additional 2,741,723 shares during the period. Dodge & Cox increased its stake in shares of FedEx by 12.0% in the 3rd quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 16,225,160 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $3,826,055,000 after purchasing an additional 1,742,666 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in FedEx by 4.2% in 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 period. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in FedEx by 6.6% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in FedEx by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,985,778 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock worth $1,443,666,000 after purchasing an additional 45,818 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.47% of the company’s stock.

FedEx News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting FedEx this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analysts raised price targets and reiterated buy/outperform views, supporting upside expectations and fueling investor momentum. Jefferies raised its target to $425 and kept a buy rating. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America, Wolfe Research and TD Cowen also boosted targets/ratings, reinforcing consensus bullishness on FDX’s growth and margin plans. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: FedEx detailed multi‑year targets at Investor Day (higher revenue ambition, focus on high‑margin B2B and network transformation) that underpin stronger profit and cash‑flow outlooks. Investors interpret this as tangible upside to valuation if execution continues. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: The board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.45, a direct return to shareholders that supports the stock’s appeal to income‑oriented investors. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: FedEx joined the Hedera Council to explore distributed infrastructure for digital supply chains — a strategic, longer‑term tech partnership that could improve visibility but is not an immediate earnings driver. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry coverage highlights rising warehouse automation (including FedEx) — improves long‑term cost structure but requires capital and workforce transition. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: A technical trading signal flagged around $369.69 and briefly drove intraday momentum; useful for short‑term traders but not a fundamental catalyst. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Some market commentary flagged a weaker “catalyst” profile despite the strong run, suggesting that absent concrete near‑term operational beats the stock could pause. This cautions momentum traders about timing. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Evercore raised its target to $364 — still below the current price — reflecting at least one analyst’s more conservative near‑term view and adding a counterpoint to the broad upgrade trend. Read More.

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.