XPO Inc (NYSE: XPO)’s stock price has increased by 0.38 compared to its previous closing price of 135.95. However, the company has seen a -1.83% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-30 that XPO (XPO) doesn’t possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Is It Worth Investing in XPO Inc (NYSE: XPO) Right Now?
XPO Inc (NYSE: XPO) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.26x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for XPO is 2.15. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for XPO is 113.34M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.24% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of XPO on January 31, 2025 was 1.57M shares.
XPO’s Market Performance
XPO’s stock has seen a -1.83% decrease for the week, with a 3.18% rise in the past month and a 14.14% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.71%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.89% for XPO Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.31% for XPO stock, with a simple moving average of 12.64% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of XPO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for XPO stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for XPO by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for XPO in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $124 based on the research report published on January 15, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Susquehanna, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see XPO reach a price target of $155. The rating they have provided for XPO stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 07th, 2025.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to XPO, setting the target price at $127 in the report published on October 09th of the previous year.
XPO Trading at -4.98% 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 -15.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.89%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.71%, as shares surge +2.93% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.37% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, XPO fell by -1.83%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +8.48% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $136.89. In addition, XPO Inc saw 4.06% 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 0.72 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.53. 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 2.43. 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
In conclusion, XPO Inc (XPO) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
