The price-to-earnings ratio for Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc (NASDAQ: ODFL) is above average at 28.96x. The 36-month beta value for ODFL is also noteworthy at 1.30. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 17 rating it as “hold,” and 2 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ODFL is 183.40M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.93% of that float. The average trading volume of ODFL on April 03, 2025 was 1.77M shares.
ODFL) stock’s latest price update
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc (NASDAQ: ODFL) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -6.74 compared to its previous closing price of 170.10. However, the company has seen a fall of -6.81% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-02 that My Top 15 High-Growth Dividend stocks outperformed SPY and VIG in March, posting a loss of 3.26% compared to SPY’s 5.86% and VIG’s 4.50%. The April 2025 list offers an average dividend yield of 1.25% and is potentially 31% undervalued, poised for strong long-term returns. Dollar cost averaging into the top 15 stocks each month shows a 68.54% success rate, with 61 out of 89 stocks leading to positive gains.
ODFL’s Market Performance
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc (ODFL) has seen a -6.81% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -10.13% decline in the past month and a -10.07% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.93%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.16% for ODFL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.85% for ODFL’s stock, with a -17.52% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ODFL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ODFL stocks, with Truist repeating the rating for ODFL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ODFL in the upcoming period, according to Truist is $220 based on the research report published on March 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ODFL reach a price target of $236. The rating they have provided for ODFL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 07th, 2025.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to ODFL, setting the target price at $200 in the report published on February 24th of the current year.
ODFL Trading at -12.04% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ODFL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.99% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.16%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.93%, as shares sank -10.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -15.54% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ODFL fell by -6.33%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -7.69% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $166.75. In addition, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc saw -10.07% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ODFL starting from Satterfield Adam N, who purchase 2,457 shares at the price of $175.93 back on Feb 28 ’25. After this action, Satterfield Adam N now owns 23,594 shares of Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc, valued at $432,260 using the latest closing price.
Gantt Greg C, the Director of Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc, sale 6,414 shares at $205.87 during a trade that took place back on Feb 13 ’25, which means that Gantt Greg C is holding 104,266 shares at $1,320,450 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ODFL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc stands at 0.2. The total capital return value is set at 0.31. Equity return is now at value 27.90, with 21.35 for asset returns.
Based on Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc (ODFL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 41.5. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7283.01.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.9 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.04. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.77. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.02for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.06. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.33.
Conclusion
In summary, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc (ODFL) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
