XPO Inc (NYSE: XPO)’s stock price has plunge by -1.38relation to previous closing price of 135.03. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -9.71% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. youtube.com reported 2024-12-24 that Don Broughton, Broughton Capital managing partner, joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss his transports outlook in 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in XPO Inc (NYSE: XPO) Right Now?
XPO Inc (NYSE: XPO) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 43.19x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.13. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for XPO is 114.12M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.37% of that float. On December 27, 2024, the average trading volume of XPO was 1.58M shares.
XPO’s Market Performance
XPO stock saw a decrease of -9.71% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -12.15% and a quarterly a decrease of 19.67%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.61%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.61% for XPO Inc (XPO). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -11.04% for XPO stock, with a simple moving average of 11.18% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of XPO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for XPO stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for XPO by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for XPO in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $127 based on the research report published on October 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see XPO reach a price target of $125. The rating they have provided for XPO stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on June 07th, 2024.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to XPO, setting the target price at $120 in the report published on May 24th of the current year.
XPO Trading at -5.52% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought XPO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.29% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.61%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.61%, as shares sank -11.99% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +15.43% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, XPO fell by -9.71%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.59% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $149.70. In addition, XPO Inc saw 52.04% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at XPO starting from Landry Allison, who sale 1,875 shares at the price of $104.52 back on May 23 ’24. After this action, Landry Allison now owns 6,965 shares of XPO Inc, valued at $195,975 using the latest closing price.
MFN Partners, LP, the 10% Owner of XPO Inc, sale 1,250,000 shares at $112.98 during a trade that took place back on May 15 ’24, which means that MFN Partners, LP is holding 11,425,369 shares at $141,222,334 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for XPO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.11 for the gross margin
The net margin for XPO Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 26.07, with 5.16 for asset returns.
Based on XPO Inc (XPO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.68 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.08. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.14.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 860.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.28. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.38. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.6for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.02. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.06.
Conclusion
To sum up, XPO Inc (XPO) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
